# Palathurai Village, Coimbatore South, Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/coimbatore-south/palathurai/ Village · Coimbatore South, Coimbatore # Palathurai Palathurai is a village in Coimbatore South sub-district of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **641105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,727 people in 767 households**, the 15th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 2,727people (2011) - 767households - 75.8%literacy - 641105PIN code ## Palathurai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palathurai is 641105.** Palathurai falls in Coimbatore South sub-district, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code641105 - Gram panchayatPalathurai - Community development blockMadukkarai - Census village code644458 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palathurai from nearby towns? - Coimbatore South (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Coimbatore (district HQ)16 km by road - Madukkarai (nearest town)3 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 Palathurai? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Palathurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Madukkarai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thirumalayampalayam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Madukkarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Palathurai known for? About 47% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Palathurai Of every 100 households in Palathurai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Palathurai · ■ Coimbatore South rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****38%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **47% Tap water ****95%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **44% Use banking services ****35%** **44% Television ****79%** **84% Mobile phone ****69%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****30%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****77%** **79% 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 Palathurai? ■ Palathurai · ■ Coimbatore South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **929 Working population ****51.4%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 68.7% for women. 66% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 93 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (6%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 579 (41%) · **■** Marginal 635 (45%) 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 Coimbatore South - Vellaimalaipattinam4,066 people - Narasipuram3,078 people - Nachippalayam3,008 people - Mavuthampathi2,843 people - Arisippalayam2,400 people - Jagirnaickenpalyam1,486 people - Thambagoundenpalayam482 people - Karunchamigoundenpalayam343 people [All 26 villages in Coimbatore South](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/coimbatore/coimbatore-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palathurai?641105 - How far is Palathurai from Coimbatore?16 km by road - What is the population of Palathurai?2,727 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palathurai in?Coimbatore district (Coimbatore South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palathurai?75.8% (Census 2011)