# Uthamapalayam Village, Kangeyam, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/uthamapalayam/ Village · Kangeyam, Tiruppur # Uthamapalayam Uthamapalayam is a village in Kangeyam sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638111**. The 2011 Census counted **4,165 people in 1,358 households**, the 8th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 4,165people (2011) - 1,358households - 74.1%literacy - 638111PIN code ## Uthamapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Uthamapalayam is 638111.** Uthamapalayam falls in Kangeyam sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638111 - Gram panchayatNagamanaickenpatti - Community development blockVellakoil - Census village code644625 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Uthamapalayam from nearby towns? - Kangeyam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)60 km by road - Vellakoil (nearest town)7 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 Uthamapalayam? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Uthamapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Valliarachal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Senapathipalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Uthamapalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, drum stick and sunflower**. Products made here include handlooms and powerlooms. About 16% of the 1,761 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Uthamapalayam Of every 100 households in Uthamapalayam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Uthamapalayam · ■ Kangeyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****47%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **69% Tap water ****86%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%** **41% Use banking services ****61%** **47% Television ****81%** **87% Mobile phone ****64%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****80%** **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 Uthamapalayam? ■ Uthamapalayam · ■ Kangeyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **925 Working population ****59.7%** **61.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 65.0% for women. 70% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 367 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 360 (14%) · **■** Household industry 276 (11%) · **■** Other work 1,227 (49%) · **■** Marginal 256 (10%) 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 - Nathakadaiyur6,574 people - Patchapalayam4,944 people - Mettupalayam4,854 people - Lakkumanaickenpatti4,177 people - Pappini3,990 people - Velampalayam3,943 people - Valliarachal3,883 people - Peranjervali3,876 people [All 39 villages in Kangeyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Uthamapalayam?638111 - How far is Uthamapalayam from Tiruppur?60 km by road - What is the population of Uthamapalayam?4,165 (Census 2011) - Which district is Uthamapalayam in?Tiruppur district (Kangeyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Uthamapalayam?74.1% (Census 2011)