# Govindapuram Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/govindapuram/ Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur # Govindapuram Govindapuram is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638657**. The 2011 Census counted **4,130 people in 1,242 households**, the 13th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 4,130people (2011) - 1,242households - 60.7%literacy - 638657PIN code ## Govindapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Govindapuram is 638657.** Govindapuram falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638657 - Gram panchayatGovindapuram - Community development blockDharapuram - Census village code644681 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Govindapuram from nearby towns? - Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)58 km by road - Chinnakkampalayam (nearest town)4 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 Govindapuram? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Govindapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Govindapuram known for? The main crops are **maize, onion and coconut**. About 50% of the 1,854 hectares of village land is sown, and 919 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 Govindapuram Of every 100 households in Govindapuram in 2011, 87 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Govindapuram · ■ Dharapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **89% Toilet within the home ****34%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **68% Tap water ****76%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **49% Use banking services ****68%** **56% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****67%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****44%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **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 Govindapuram? ■ Govindapuram · ■ Dharapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **930 Working population ****64.2%** **63.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.9% for men and 52.3% for women. 70% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 798 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,033 (39%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Other work 644 (24%) · **■** Marginal 131 (5%) 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 - Kasilingapalayam4,851 people - Manurpalayam4,491 people - Nandavanampalayam4,385 people - Munduvelampatti4,199 people - Nanjiyampalayam3,992 people - Chinnaputhur3,491 people - Ergampatti3,415 people - Verajimangalam3,359 people [All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Govindapuram?638657 - How far is Govindapuram from Tiruppur?58 km by road - What is the population of Govindapuram?4,130 (Census 2011) - Which district is Govindapuram in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Govindapuram?60.7% (Census 2011)