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About Andipalayam Village

Andipalayam is a large village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,315, made up of 1,624 males and 1,691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1329.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Andipalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Andipalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642120
Area (hectares) 1329.9 hectares
Population 3,315
Male Population 1,624
Female Population 1,691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Andipalayam compares

By the 2011 count Andipalayam is the 33rd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 1329.9 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Andipalayam

Andipalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Andipalayam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Andipalayam from other places

Andipalayam lies about 27 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Kinathukadavu, about 8.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Andipalayam
Nearest railway station Kinathukadavu 8.8 km
Nearest town Chettipālaiyam 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 19 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 27 km

Villages closest to Andipalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pollachi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Andipalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Andipalayam village had a population of 3,315. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Andipalayam village has 1,624 males and 1,691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andipalayam has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Andipalayam is 642120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andipalayam covers 1329.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Andipalayam falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Andipalayam is Kinathukadavu, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Andipalayam.

Andipalayam is about 27 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andipalayam is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Kinathukadavu is about 8.8 km away. Chettipālaiyam is about 14 km away. Pollachi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurunallipalayam (2.4 km), Kappalankarai (3.1 km) and Periakalandai (3.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Andipalayam today is likely to be higher.

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