# Palangala Village, Virajpet, Kodagu (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Virajpet, Kodagu 

# Palangala

Palangala is a village in Virajpet sub-district of Kodagu district, Karnataka, PIN code **571218**. The 2011 Census counted **649 people in 197 households**, the 86th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 649people (2011)
- 197households
- 92.4%literacy
- 571218PIN code

## Palangala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palangala is 571218.** Palangala falls in Virajpet sub-district, Kodagu district, Karnataka.

- PIN code571218
- Gram panchayatKedamullur
- Community development blockVirajpet
- Census village code618002

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Palangala from nearby towns?

- Virajpet (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Madikeri (district HQ)25 km by road
- Virajpet (nearest town)13 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 Palangala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Palangala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Virajpet
- ○Degree college10+ km · Virajpet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Virajpet
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Palangala known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pepper**. About 44% of the 2,622 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,152 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 Palangala

Of every 100 households in Palangala in 2011, 93 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Palangala · ■ Virajpet rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**20%

Tap water ****2%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**74%

Use banking services ****76%**

**61%

Television ****59%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****24%**

**15%

None of these assets ****15%**

**15%

Own their home ****68%**

**60%

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 Palangala?

■ Palangala · ■ Virajpet rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1762**

**996

Working population ****76.1%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 91.7% for women. 81% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 368 (74%) · **■** Marginal 74 (15%)

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 Virajpet

- Maggula716 people
- Kuklur710 people
- Nangala697 people
- Aimangala651 people
- B.Shettigeri645 people
- Yedur583 people
- Bellumadu553 people
- Hosakote553 people

[All 94 villages in Virajpet](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/kodagu/virajpet/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palangala?571218
- How far is Palangala from Madikeri?25 km by road
- What is the population of Palangala?649 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palangala in?Kodagu district (Virajpet sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Palangala?92.4% (Census 2011)