# Gokilapuram Village, Uthamapalayam, Theni (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/uthamapalayam/gokilapuram/ Village · Uthamapalayam, Theni # Gokilapuram Gokilapuram is a village in Uthamapalayam sub-district of Theni district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625526**. The 2011 Census counted **4,512 people in 1,196 households**, the 15th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 4,512people (2011) - 1,196households - 78.1%literacy - 625526PIN code ## Gokilapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gokilapuram is 625526.** Gokilapuram falls in Uthamapalayam sub-district, Theni district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625526 - Gram panchayatGohilapuram - Community development blockUthamapalayam - Census village code641128 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gokilapuram from nearby towns? - Uthamapalayam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Theni Allinagaram (district HQ)31 km by road - Uthamapalayam (nearest town)5 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 Gokilapuram? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Gokilapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rayappanpatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Uthamapalayam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Royappanpatti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Gokilapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and grapes**. About 77% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Gokilapuram Of every 100 households in Gokilapuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gokilapuram · ■ Uthamapalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****35%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **42% Tap water ****70%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%** **57% Use banking services ****44%** **52% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****63%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****78%** **82% 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 Gokilapuram? ■ Gokilapuram · ■ Uthamapalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **919 Working population ****53.9%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 69.4% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 85 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,283 (53%) · **■** Household industry 127 (5%) · **■** Other work 398 (16%) · **■** Marginal 537 (22%) 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 Uthamapalayam - Pannaipuram6,277 people - Mallingapuram5,728 people - Alagapuri5,184 people - Chinnaovalapuram4,573 people - Sankarapuram3,419 people - Kanniservaipatti2,955 people - Pulikkuthi2,503 people - Veppampatti2,287 people [All 32 villages in Uthamapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/uthamapalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gokilapuram?625526 - How far is Gokilapuram from Theni Allinagaram?31 km by road - What is the population of Gokilapuram?4,512 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gokilapuram in?Theni district (Uthamapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Gokilapuram?78.1% (Census 2011)