# Thottipalayam Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruchengode, Namakkal 

# Thottipalayam

Thottipalayam is a village in Tiruchengode sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637214**. The 2011 Census counted **633 people in 182 households**, the 87th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 633people (2011)
- 182households
- 60.8%literacy
- 637214PIN code

## Thottipalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thottipalayam is 637214.** Thottipalayam falls in Tiruchengode sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code637214
- Gram panchayatAnimur
- Community development blockTiruchengode
- Census village code634440

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thottipalayam from nearby towns?

- Tiruchengode (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Namakkal (district HQ)41 km by road
- Tiruchengode (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Thottipalayam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Thottipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Andipalaiyam
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vittampalayam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Elaiyampalayam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thokkavadi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Thottipalayam known for?

The main crops are **tapioca and ground nut**. Products made here include sago and ground nut oil. About 60% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Thottipalayam

Of every 100 households in Thottipalayam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Thottipalayam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**61%

Tap water ****92%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**37%

Use banking services ****41%**

**51%

Television ****86%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****64%**

**49%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****90%**

**75%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Thottipalayam?

■ Thottipalayam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**904

Working population ****59.6%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 47.3% for women. 65% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (23%) · **■** Household industry 32 (8%) · **■** Other work 201 (53%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tiruchengode

- Kallupalaiyam729 people
- Punjaipudupalayam695 people
- Sengodampalayam673 people
- Morangam650 people
- Sirumolasi625 people
- Karungalpatti577 people
- Chinnathambipalayam556 people
- Sembampalaiyam515 people

[All 101 villages in Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thottipalayam?637214
- How far is Thottipalayam from Namakkal?41 km by road
- What is the population of Thottipalayam?633 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thottipalayam in?Namakkal district (Tiruchengode sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Thottipalayam?60.8% (Census 2011)