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About Andipalayam Village

Andipalayam is a large village in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,025, made up of 1,045 males and 980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638466, 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 Erode
Tehsil Gobichettipalayam
Pincode 638466
Area (hectares) 523 hectares
Population 2,025
Male Population 1,045
Female Population 980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 40th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 523 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

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 48 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Koolipalayam, about 31 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 town Sathyamangalam 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobichettipalayam 18 km
Nearest railway station Koolipalayam 31 km
District headquarters Erode 48 km

Villages closest to Andipalayam

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 Andipalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Andipalayam village had a population of 2,025. That makes it the 40th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Andipalayam village has 1,045 males and 980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Andipalayam has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Andipalayam is 638466. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Andipalayam covers 523 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Andipalayam is Koolipalayam, about 31 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 48 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Andipalayam is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Sathyamangalam is about 12 km away. Gobichettipalayam is about 18 km away. Koolipalayam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadathur (1.6 km), Gudakkarai (3.4 km) and Irugalur (4.2 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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