# Gopalapuram Village, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar 

# Gopalapuram

Gopalapuram is a village in Rajapalayam sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626136**. The 2011 Census counted **1,461 people in 423 households**, the 28th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,461people (2011)
- 423households
- 78.8%literacy
- 626136PIN code

## Gopalapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gopalapuram is 626136.** Gopalapuram falls in Rajapalayam sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626136
- Gram panchayatGopalapuram
- Community development blockRajapalayam
- Census village code641189

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?

- Rajapalayam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)68 km by road
- Rajapalayam (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 Gopalapuram?

16 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 · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nathampatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapalayam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Viluppanur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 **maize, bajra and chilli**. About 29% of the 1,089 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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, 96 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gopalapuram · ■ Rajapalayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**62%

Tap water ****66%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**47%

Use banking services ****58%**

**40%

Television ****81%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****92%**

**81%

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 · ■ Rajapalayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**924

Working population ****55.2%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 69.8% for women. 65% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (2%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 284 (35%) · **■** Marginal 436 (54%)

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 Rajapalayam

- Nathampatti2,143 people
- Solaicheri2,105 people
- Korukkampatti1,935 people
- Kovilur1,677 people
- Varagunaramapuram1,357 people
- Kadambankulam983 people
- Tenkarai918 people
- Kuruchiyarpatti741 people

[All 38 villages in Rajapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gopalapuram?626136
- How far is Gopalapuram from Virudhunagar?68 km by road
- What is the population of Gopalapuram?1,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gopalapuram in?Virudhunagar district (Rajapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Gopalapuram?78.8% (Census 2011)