# Pudupalayam Village, Madathukulam, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/madathukulam/pudupalayam/ Village · Madathukulam, Tiruppur # Pudupalayam Pudupalayam is a village in Madathukulam sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642205**. The 2011 Census counted **2,715 people in 840 households**, the 24th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%. - 2,715people (2011) - 840households - 63.3%literacy - 642205PIN code ## Pudupalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pudupalayam is 642205.** Pudupalayam falls in Madathukulam sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642205 - Gram panchayatPudupalayam - Community development blockGudimangalam - Census village code644907 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pudupalayam from nearby towns? - Madathukulam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)80 km by road - Pollachi (nearest town)16 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 Pudupalayam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Pudupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kongalnagaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Pollachi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pollachi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes 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 Pudupalayam known for? The main crops are **coconut, ground nut and maize**. Products made here include dry coconut and windmill electricity. About 79% of the 845 hectares of village land is sown, and 492 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 Pudupalayam Of every 100 households in Pudupalayam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Pudupalayam · ■ Madathukulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **89% Toilet within the home ****39%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **65% Tap water ****70%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **51% Use banking services ****40%** **49% Television ****80%** **87% Mobile phone ****55%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **36% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****88%** **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 Pudupalayam? ■ Pudupalayam · ■ Madathukulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%** **70.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1213** **959 Working population ****55.4%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 55.4% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 177 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 985 (66%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 326 (22%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 Madathukulam - Vagatholuvu3,055 people - Periapatti3,039 people - Amandakadavu3,036 people - Kolumam2,787 people - Virugalpatti2,604 people - Vedappatti2,496 people - Thanthoni2,449 people - Iluppanagaram2,414 people [All 35 villages in Madathukulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/madathukulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pudupalayam?642205 - How far is Pudupalayam from Tiruppur?80 km by road - What is the population of Pudupalayam?2,715 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pudupalayam in?Tiruppur district (Madathukulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pudupalayam?63.3% (Census 2011)