# Bommayapalayam Village, Vanur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/vanur/bommayapalayam/ Village · Vanur, Viluppuram # Bommayapalayam Bommayapalayam is a village in Vanur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605111**. The 2011 Census counted **8,266 people in 2,083 households**, the 1st largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 8,266people (2011) - 2,083households - 76.9%literacy - 605111PIN code ## Bommayapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bommayapalayam is 605111.** Bommayapalayam falls in Vanur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605111 - Gram panchayatBommayapalayam - Community development blockVanur - Census village code632809 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bommayapalayam from nearby towns? - Vanur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)50 km by road - Kottakuppam (nearest town)2 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 Bommayapalayam? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Bommayapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Puducherry - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Bommayapalayam known for? The main crops are **cashew, jack fruit and coconut**. Products made here include sculptures. About 83% of the 1,247 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Bommayapalayam Of every 100 households in Bommayapalayam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bommayapalayam · ■ Vanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****26%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **81% Tap water ****81%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **73% Use banking services ****58%** **53% Television ****75%** **88% Mobile phone ****73%** **61% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****49%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **5% Own their home ****92%** **94% 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 Bommayapalayam? ■ Bommayapalayam · ■ Vanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **964 Working population ****44.4%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 68.5% for women. 58% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 202 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (8%) · **■** Household industry 60 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,109 (57%) · **■** Marginal 1,027 (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 Vanur - Tiruchitrambalam8,031 people - Pulichapallam6,397 people - Kiliyanur6,334 people - Pattanur6,331 people [All 80 villages in Vanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/vanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bommayapalayam?605111 - How far is Bommayapalayam from Viluppuram?50 km by road - What is the population of Bommayapalayam?8,266 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bommayapalayam in?Viluppuram district (Vanur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Bommayapalayam?76.9% (Census 2011)