# Chitravathanpalayam Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/chitravathanpalayam/ Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur # Chitravathanpalayam Chitravathanpalayam is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638657**. The 2011 Census counted **8,089 people in 2,332 households**, the 1st largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 8,089people (2011) - 2,332households - 81.4%literacy - 638657PIN code ## Chitravathanpalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chitravathanpalayam is 638657.** Chitravathanpalayam falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638657 - Gram panchayatKavundachipudur - Community development blockDharapuram - Census village code644682 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chitravathanpalayam from nearby towns? - Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)48 km by road - Dharapuram (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 Chitravathanpalayam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Chitravathanpalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Chitravathanpalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and maize**. Products made here include bricks and paper products. About 24% of the 1,699 hectares of village land is sown, and 403 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 Chitravathanpalayam Of every 100 households in Chitravathanpalayam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 65 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Chitravathanpalayam · ■ Dharapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****64%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **68% Tap water ****70%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%** **49% Use banking services ****66%** **56% Television ****89%** **87% Mobile phone ****76%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****65%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****72%** **91% 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 Chitravathanpalayam? ■ Chitravathanpalayam · ■ Dharapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **930 Working population ****48.1%** **63.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 73.9% for women. 62% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 495 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 528 (14%) · **■** Household industry 57 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,398 (62%) · **■** Marginal 409 (11%) 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 Dharapuram - Dalavoipattinam7,310 people - Ponnivadi6,978 people - Kilangudal6,361 people - Alangiyam6,124 people [All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chitravathanpalayam?638657 - How far is Chitravathanpalayam from Tiruppur?48 km by road - What is the population of Chitravathanpalayam?8,089 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chitravathanpalayam in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chitravathanpalayam?81.4% (Census 2011)