# Madathupalayam Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/madathupalayam/ Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur # Madathupalayam Madathupalayam is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638657**. The 2011 Census counted **2,049 people in 668 households**, the 35th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 2,049people (2011) - 668households - 62.2%literacy - 638657PIN code ## Madathupalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Madathupalayam is 638657.** Madathupalayam falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638657 - Gram panchayatThoppampatti - Community development blockDharapuram - Census village code644664 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Madathupalayam from nearby towns? - Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)40 km by road - Dharapuram (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 Madathupalayam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Madathupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dharapuram - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Madathupalayam known for? The main crops are **maize, cattle feeds and green gram**. Products made here include rice. About 21% of the 1,221 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Madathupalayam Of every 100 households in Madathupalayam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Madathupalayam · ■ Dharapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****31%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **68% Tap water ****97%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%** **49% Use banking services ****68%** **56% Television ****81%** **87% Mobile phone ****74%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****57%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Madathupalayam? ■ Madathupalayam · ■ Dharapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190** **930 Working population ****64.5%** **63.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 51.2% for women. 70% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 601 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (24%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 166 (13%) · **■** Marginal 235 (18%) 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 - Puduppai2,482 people - Varappalayam2,481 people - Periyakumarapalayam2,177 people - Sirukinar2,119 people - Arikkaranvalasu2,034 people - Nallampalayam1,932 people - Bommanallur1,867 people - Erasinampalayam1,849 people [All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Madathupalayam?638657 - How far is Madathupalayam from Tiruppur?40 km by road - What is the population of Madathupalayam?2,049 (Census 2011) - Which district is Madathupalayam in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Madathupalayam?62.2% (Census 2011)