Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai
# Kolappalur

Kolappalur is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 632313. The 2011 Census counted 5,126 people in 1,270 households, the 4th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.
- 5,126 people (2011)
- 1,270 households
- 80.1% literacy
- 632313 PIN code

## Kolappalur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kolappalur is 632313. Kolappalur falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 632313
- Gram panchayat Kolappalur
- Community development block Peranamallur
- Census village code 631486

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kolappalur from nearby towns?
- Vandavasi (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Chetpet (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kolappalur?

30 services counted by the Census are inside Kolappalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Chetpet
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Chetpet
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kolappalur known for?

The main crops are paddy, ground nut and sugarcane. About 29% of the 1,168 hectares of village land is sown, and 313 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kolappalur

Of every 100 households in Kolappalur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kolappalur · ■ Vandavasi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 93%
- Toilet within the home 25% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 75% 86%
- Tap water 98% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 29% 17%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 70% 81%
- Use banking services 43% 44%
- Television 59% 88%
- Mobile phone 58% 57%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 20% 21%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 6%
- Own their home 93% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kolappalur?

■ Kolappalur · ■ Vandavasi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.1% 73.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1055 1000
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1025 974
- Working population 44.2% 54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 71.9% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 420 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 878 (39%) · ■ Household industry 87 (4%) · ■ Other work 653 (29%) · ■ Marginal 230 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Vandavasi
- Marudhadu 8,103 people
- Thellar 7,107 people
- Nallur 5,976 people
- Sathamangalam 4,597 people
- Kodungalur 4,531 people
- Ponnur 4,518 people
- Nedungunam 4,178 people

All 210 villages in Vandavasi

## Other places named Kolappalur
- Kolappalur · Town, Erode · 9,607 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kolappalur? 632313
- How far is Kolappalur from Tiruvannamalai? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Kolappalur? 5,126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kolappalur in? Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kolappalur? 80.1% (Census 2011)

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