# Goonipalayam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/goonipalayam/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Goonipalayam Goonipalayam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602026**. The 2011 Census counted **2,131 people in 536 households**, the 20th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 2,131people (2011) - 536households - 71.0%literacy - 602026PIN code ## Goonipalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Goonipalayam is 602026.** Goonipalayam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code602026 - Gram panchayatGoonipalayam - Community development blockPoondi - Census village code628830 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Goonipalayam from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)21 km by road - Uthukkottai (nearest town)10 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 Goonipalayam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Goonipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pennalur Pettai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Goonipalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and mango**. About 24% of the 1,778 hectares of village land is sown, and 308 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 Goonipalayam Of every 100 households in Goonipalayam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Goonipalayam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****10%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **73% Tap water ****98%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **64% Use banking services ****24%** **38% Television ****91%** **90% Mobile phone ****52%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Goonipalayam? ■ Goonipalayam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **960 Working population ****58.7%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 63.5% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 437 (35%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 163 (13%) · **■** Marginal 635 (51%) 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 Uthukkottai - Velagapauram2,372 people - Meyyur2,357 people - Ammambakkam2,349 people - Boochiathipattu2,161 people - Pagalamedu2,087 people - Kalpattu2,050 people - Panapakkam1,936 people - Mambakkam1,911 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Goonipalayam?602026 - How far is Goonipalayam from Thiruvallur?21 km by road - What is the population of Goonipalayam?2,131 (Census 2011) - Which district is Goonipalayam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Goonipalayam?71.0% (Census 2011)