# Keetapalayam Village, Kangeyam, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/keetapalayam/ Village · Kangeyam, Tiruppur # Keetapalayam Keetapalayam is a village in Kangeyam sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638108**. The 2011 Census counted **3,579 people in 1,095 households**, the 13th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 3,579people (2011) - 1,095households - 64.6%literacy - 638108PIN code ## Keetapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Keetapalayam is 638108.** Keetapalayam falls in Kangeyam sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638108 - Gram panchayatPalayakottai - Community development blockKangeyam - Census village code644605 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Keetapalayam from nearby towns? - Kangeyam (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)60 km by road - Muthur (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 Keetapalayam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Keetapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nathakadaiyur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Muthur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Senapathipalayam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Keetapalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, sugarcane and paddy**. Products made here include handlooms, dry coconut and rice. About 59% of the 1,753 hectares of village land is sown, and 786 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 Keetapalayam Of every 100 households in Keetapalayam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Keetapalayam · ■ Kangeyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **90% Toilet within the home ****20%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **69% Tap water ****50%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **41% Use banking services ****46%** **47% Television ****91%** **87% Mobile phone ****74%** **66% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****60%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****84%** **87% 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 Keetapalayam? ■ Keetapalayam · ■ Kangeyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **925 Working population ****65.9%** **61.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.4% for men and 53.6% for women. 71% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 798 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 909 (39%) · **■** Household industry 66 (3%) · **■** Other work 570 (24%) · **■** Marginal 15 (1%) 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 Kangeyam - Pappini3,990 people - Velampalayam3,943 people - Valliarachal3,883 people - Peranjervali3,876 people - Kadaiyur3,520 people - Mangalapatti3,512 people - Veeranampalayam3,459 people - Uthiyur3,160 people [All 39 villages in Kangeyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Keetapalayam?638108 - How far is Keetapalayam from Tiruppur?60 km by road - What is the population of Keetapalayam?3,579 (Census 2011) - Which district is Keetapalayam in?Tiruppur district (Kangeyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Keetapalayam?64.6% (Census 2011)