# Guruvarajapalayam Village, Ambur, Vellore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ambur, Vellore 

# Guruvarajapalayam

Guruvarajapalayam is a village in Ambur sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632107**. The 2011 Census counted **2,304 people in 573 households**, the 30th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%.

- 2,304people (2011)
- 573households
- 77.3%literacy
- 632107PIN code

## Guruvarajapalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Guruvarajapalayam is 632107.** Guruvarajapalayam falls in Ambur sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632107
- Gram panchayatGuruvarajapalayam
- Community development blockMadhanur
- Census village code630973

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Guruvarajapalayam from nearby towns?

- Ambur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)35 km by road
- Odugathur (nearest town)3 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 Guruvarajapalayam?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Guruvarajapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Odugathur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vellore
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Agaramcheri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Guruvarajapalayam known for?

The main crops are **toor dhall, pulses and orid dhall**. About 54% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Guruvarajapalayam

Of every 100 households in Guruvarajapalayam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Guruvarajapalayam · ■ Ambur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**70%

Tap water ****95%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**66%

Use banking services ****26%**

**33%

Television ****87%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Guruvarajapalayam?

■ Guruvarajapalayam · ■ Ambur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**76.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**955

Working population ****45.2%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 69.5% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (20%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 482 (46%) · **■** Marginal 295 (28%)

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 Ambur

- Gollamangalam2,515 people
- Chengilikuppam2,448 people
- Somalapuram2,377 people
- Gollakuppam2,325 people
- Vengili2,251 people
- Pallikuppam2,229 people
- Khadavalam2,099 people
- Malayambattu2,062 people

[All 94 villages in Ambur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/ambur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Guruvarajapalayam?632107
- How far is Guruvarajapalayam from Vellore?35 km by road
- What is the population of Guruvarajapalayam?2,304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Guruvarajapalayam in?Vellore district (Ambur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Guruvarajapalayam?77.3% (Census 2011)
