# Gopalapuram Village, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/gopalapuram/ Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar # Gopalapuram Gopalapuram is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,307 people in 371 households**, the 32nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,307people (2011) - 371households - 90.6%literacy - 626112PIN code ## Gopalapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gopalapuram is 626112.** Gopalapuram falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626112 - Gram panchayatGopalapuram - Community development blockAruppukottai - Census village code641625 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gopalapuram from nearby towns? - Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)20 km by road - Aruppukkottai (nearest town)4 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 Gopalapuram? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Gopalapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aruppukkottai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Aruppukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalkurichi - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Gopalapuram known for? The main crops are **cotton, maize and black gram**. About 82% of the 807 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Gopalapuram Of every 100 households in Gopalapuram in 2011, 97 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gopalapuram · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **91% Toilet within the home ****33%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **74% Tap water ****63%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%** **65% Use banking services ****93%** **47% Television ****85%** **86% Mobile phone ****52%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****82%** **84% 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 Gopalapuram? ■ Gopalapuram · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1204** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400** **949 Working population ****46.7%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.0% for men and 84.3% for women. 53% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 241 (40%) · **■** Marginal 352 (58%) 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 Aruppukkottai - Thiruvirunthalpuram1,450 people - Paralachi1,432 people - Melaiyur1,420 people - Kanakai1,417 people - Kurunjakulam1,267 people - Keelkudi1,264 people - Kurundamadam1,251 people - Poyyankulam1,234 people [All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gopalapuram?626112 - How far is Gopalapuram from Virudhunagar?20 km by road - What is the population of Gopalapuram?1,307 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gopalapuram in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Gopalapuram?90.6% (Census 2011)