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About Ammapalayam Village

Ammapalayam is a mid sized village in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,102, made up of 544 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ammapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ammapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Gobichettipalayam
Pincode 638313
Area (hectares) 261.74 hectares
Population 1,102
Male Population 544
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ammapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Ammapalayam is the 51st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 261.74 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Ammapalayam

Ammapalayam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ammapalayam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ammapalayam from other places

Ammapalayam lies about 39 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Koolipalayam, about 7.6 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 Ammapalayam
Nearest town Nerupperichchal 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Koolipalayam 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobichettipalayam 27 km
District headquarters Erode 39 km

Villages closest to Ammapalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gobichettipalayam 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 Ammapalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Ammapalayam village had a population of 1,102. That makes it the 51st largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Ammapalayam village has 544 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ammapalayam has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Ammapalayam is 638313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ammapalayam covers 261.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ammapalayam falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ammapalayam is Koolipalayam, about 7.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ammapalayam.

Ammapalayam is about 39 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ammapalayam is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Nerupperichchal is about 6.2 km away. Koolipalayam is about 7.6 km away. Gobichettipalayam is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundakkampalayam (4.1 km), Kanakampalayam (4.2 km) and Olalakovil (11 km).

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

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