# Pothampalayam Village, Avanashi, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Avanashi, Tiruppur 

# Pothampalayam

Pothampalayam is a village in Avanashi sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638460**. The 2011 Census counted **2,008 people in 565 households**, the 34th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,008people (2011)
- 565households
- 65.1%literacy
- 638460PIN code

## Pothampalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pothampalayam is 638460.** Pothampalayam falls in Avanashi sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638460
- Gram panchayatPothampalayam
- Community development blockAvinashi
- Census village code644741

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

## How far is Pothampalayam from nearby towns?

- Avanashi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tiruppur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Avanashi (nearest town)13 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 Pothampalayam?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Pothampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sevur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Alathur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alathur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Pothampalayam known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, turmeric and banana**. About 46% of the 1,023 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Pothampalayam

Of every 100 households in Pothampalayam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pothampalayam · ■ Avanashi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**68%

Tap water ****58%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**42%

Use banking services ****34%**

**46%

Television ****81%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**50%

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

**4%

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

**5%

Own their home ****85%**

**84%

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 Pothampalayam?

■ Pothampalayam · ■ Avanashi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**964

Working population ****62.8%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 55.8% for women. 71% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 427 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (19%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 485 (38%) · **■** Marginal 81 (6%)

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 Avanashi

- Sinnaripalayam2,433 people
- Thoravalur2,255 people
- Pulipar2,177 people
- Kuppandampalayam2,009 people
- Sokkanur2,005 people
- Punjaithalavaipalayam1,995 people
- Naduvacheri1,968 people
- Thulukkamuthur1,913 people

[All 76 villages in Avanashi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/avanashi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pothampalayam?638460
- How far is Pothampalayam from Tiruppur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Pothampalayam?2,008 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pothampalayam in?Tiruppur district (Avanashi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pothampalayam?65.1% (Census 2011)