# Kamatchipuram Village, Periyakulam, Theni (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/periyakulam/kamatchipuram/ Village · Periyakulam, Theni # Kamatchipuram Kamatchipuram is a village in Periyakulam sub-district of Theni district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626501**. The 2011 Census counted **3,253 people in 886 households**, the 11th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 3,253people (2011) - 886households - 80.5%literacy - 626501PIN code ## Kamatchipuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kamatchipuram is 626501.** Kamatchipuram falls in Periyakulam sub-district, Theni district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626501 - Gram panchayatEndapuli - Community development blockPeriyakulam - Census village code641090 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kamatchipuram from nearby towns? - Periyakulam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Theni Allinagaram (district HQ)20 km by road - Tamaraikulam (nearest town)3 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 Kamatchipuram? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kamatchipuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Periyakulam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Silvarpatty - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theni Allinagaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Kamatchipuram known for? The main crops are **mango, sugarcane and coconut**. About 39% of the 718 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Kamatchipuram Of every 100 households in Kamatchipuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kamatchipuram · ■ Periyakulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****27%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **57% Tap water ****98%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%** **48% Use banking services ****47%** **43% Television ****85%** **87% Mobile phone ****64%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****81%** **81% 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 Kamatchipuram? ■ Kamatchipuram · ■ Periyakulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%** **73.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081** **914 Working population ****38.4%** **46.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 73.2% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 143 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (34%) · **■** Household industry 41 (3%) · **■** Other work 602 (48%) · **■** Marginal 43 (3%) 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 Periyakulam - Silvarpatty6,630 people - Vadagarai6,367 people - Keelavadagarai5,952 people - E.Pudukottai4,427 people - Endapuli1,448 people - D.Vadipatty1,227 people [All 16 villages in Periyakulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/periyakulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kamatchipuram?626501 - How far is Kamatchipuram from Theni Allinagaram?20 km by road - What is the population of Kamatchipuram?3,253 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kamatchipuram in?Theni district (Periyakulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kamatchipuram?80.5% (Census 2011)