# Sankarandampalayam Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/sankarandampalayam/ Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur # Sankarandampalayam Sankarandampalayam is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638706**. The 2011 Census counted **2,690 people in 867 households**, the 26th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 2,690people (2011) - 867households - 61.9%literacy - 638706PIN code ## Sankarandampalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankarandampalayam is 638706.** Sankarandampalayam falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638706 - Gram panchayatSankarandampalayam - Community development blockKundadam - Census village code644659 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankarandampalayam from nearby towns? - Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)65 km by road - Kolathupalayam (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 Sankarandampalayam? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Sankarandampalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kolathupalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Sankarandampalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, maize and chilli**. Products made here include coir and milk products. About 23% of the 2,469 hectares of village land is sown, and 483 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 Sankarandampalayam Of every 100 households in Sankarandampalayam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Sankarandampalayam · ■ Dharapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **89% Toilet within the home ****29%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **68% Tap water ****82%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **49% Use banking services ****54%** **56% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****63%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****54%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****91%** **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 Sankarandampalayam? ■ Sankarandampalayam · ■ Dharapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880** **930 Working population ****69.6%** **63.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 50.7% for women. 75% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 947 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 327 (17%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 191 (10%) · **■** Marginal 370 (20%) 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 - Naranapuram3,038 people - Thurambadi3,003 people - Peramium2,899 people - Kokkampalayam2,790 people - Ponnapuram2,655 people - Mambadi2,641 people - Kongur2,581 people - Velampoondi2,539 people [All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankarandampalayam?638706 - How far is Sankarandampalayam from Tiruppur?65 km by road - What is the population of Sankarandampalayam?2,690 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankarandampalayam in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sankarandampalayam?61.9% (Census 2011)