# Kallampalayam Village, Kotagiri, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kotagiri, The Nilgiris 

# Kallampalayam

Kallampalayam is a village in Kotagiri sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638451**. The 2011 Census counted **1,691 people in 564 households**, the 9th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%.

- 1,691people (2011)
- 564households
- 64.6%literacy
- 638451PIN code

## Kallampalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kallampalayam is 638451.** Kallampalayam falls in Kotagiri sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638451
- Gram panchayatThengamarahada
- Community development blockKotagiri
- Census village code635098

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

## How far is Kallampalayam from nearby towns?

- Kotagiri (sub-district HQ)108 km by road
- Udhagamandalam (district HQ)148 km by road
- Sathiya Mangalam (nearest town)24 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 Kallampalayam?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kallampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bavanisagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopichetti Palayam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopichetti Palayam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Kallampalayam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and mulberry**. Products made here include rice, oil and silk worm. About 0% of the 3,753 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Kallampalayam

Of every 100 households in Kallampalayam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kallampalayam · ■ Kotagiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**59%

Tap water ****74%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**52%

Use banking services ****33%**

**56%

Television ****87%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kallampalayam?

■ Kallampalayam · ■ Kotagiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**942

Working population ****64.0%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 55.4% for women. 68% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 631 (58%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 232 (21%) · **■** Marginal 47 (4%)

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 Kotagiri

- Konakarai7,511 people
- Kengarai6,820 people
- Jackanarai4,602 people
- Kodanad4,153 people
- Aracode781 people
- Kadinamala407 people
- Hallimoyar225 people
- Nandipuram172 people

[All 14 villages in Kotagiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/kotagiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kallampalayam?638451
- How far is Kallampalayam from Udhagamandalam?148 km by road
- What is the population of Kallampalayam?1,691 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kallampalayam in?The Nilgiris district (Kotagiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kallampalayam?64.6% (Census 2011)