Goundampalayam

Kavundampalayam (also spelled as Goundampalayam) is a locality in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It is part of the Coimbatore Corporation and is situated approximately about 6 km north of the city centre. The area lies along Mettupalayam Road, one of the city's major arterial roads. As of the 2011 Census, Kavundampalayam had a population of 83,908.

Goundampalayam
Neighbourhood
Goundampalayam Location in Tamil Nadu, IndiaIndial
Coordinates: 11.043620°N 76.924667°E / 11.043620; 76.924667
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Coimbatore
Metro	Coimbatore
Zone	Coimbatore North
Area
• Total	25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	411 m (1,348 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	83,908
• Density	3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	641025,641029,641030
Telephone code	91–422
Vehicle registration	TN-38
Lok Sabha constituency	Coimbatore
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Goundampalayam

Demographics

Religious census
Religion			Percent(%)
Hindu			87.21%
Muslim			4.16%
Christian			8.13%
Sikh			0.04%
Buddhist			0.04%
Jain			0.03%
Other			0.38%
No religion			0.01%

According to 2011 census, Goundampalayam had a population of 83,908 with a sex-ratio of 981 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.^[1] A total of 8,689 were under the age of six, constituting 4,461 males and 4,228 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 9.1% and 0.28% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the district was 80.57%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.^[1] The district had a total of 22155 households. There were a total of 35,701 workers, comprising 332 cultivators, 204 main agricultural labourers, 998 in house hold industries, 31,082 other workers, 3,085 marginal workers, 101 marginal cultivators, 39 marginal agricultural labourers, 144 marginal workers in household industries and 2,801 other marginal workers.^[2]

As per the religious census of 2011, Goundampalayam had 90.21% Hindus, 1.16% Muslims, 8.13% Christians, 0.04% Sikhs, 0.04% Buddhists, 0.03% Jains, 0.38% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.^[3]