# Patchapalayam Village, Kangeyam, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/patchapalayam/ Village · Kangeyam, Tiruppur # Patchapalayam Patchapalayam is a village in Kangeyam sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638701**. The 2011 Census counted **4,944 people in 1,540 households**, the 5th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 4,944people (2011) - 1,540households - 66.5%literacy - 638701PIN code ## Patchapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Patchapalayam is 638701.** Patchapalayam falls in Kangeyam sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638701 - Gram panchayatPatchapalayam - Community development blockVellakoil - Census village code644624 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Patchapalayam from nearby towns? - Kangeyam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)39 km by road - Vellakoil (nearest town)8 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 Patchapalayam? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Patchapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vellakovil - ○Degree college5–10 km · Valliarachal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Senapathipalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Patchapalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, maize and sunflower**. Products made here include spinning mill thread. About 15% of the 5,011 hectares of village land is sown, and 361 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 Patchapalayam Of every 100 households in Patchapalayam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Patchapalayam · ■ Kangeyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****36%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **69% Tap water ****70%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **41% Use banking services ****45%** **47% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****64%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****57%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****86%** **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 Patchapalayam? ■ Patchapalayam · ■ Kangeyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057** **925 Working population ****59.6%** **61.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 57.1% for women. 70% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 906 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,135 (38%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 758 (26%) · **■** Marginal 126 (4%) 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 - Senapathipalayam8,264 people - Sivanmalai7,927 people - Nelali7,181 people - Nathakadaiyur6,574 people - Mettupalayam4,854 people - Lakkumanaickenpatti4,177 people - Uthamapalayam4,165 people - Pappini3,990 people [All 39 villages in Kangeyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Patchapalayam?638701 - How far is Patchapalayam from Tiruppur?39 km by road - What is the population of Patchapalayam?4,944 (Census 2011) - Which district is Patchapalayam in?Tiruppur district (Kangeyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Patchapalayam?66.5% (Census 2011)