# Palavattunnan Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Palavattunnan

Palavattunnan is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608501**. The 2011 Census counted **895 people in 208 households**, the 129th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 895people (2011)
- 208households
- 71.0%literacy
- 608501PIN code

## Palavattunnan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palavattunnan is 608501.** Palavattunnan falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608501
- Gram panchayatManikollai
- Community development blockParangipettai
- Census village code636752

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

## How far is Palavattunnan from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)28 km by road
- Parangipettai (nearest town)7 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 Palavattunnan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Silambimangalam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chinnakummatti
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Palavattunnan known for?

About 64% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Palavattunnan

Of every 100 households in Palavattunnan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palavattunnan · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**70%

Use banking services ****31%**

**44%

Television ****95%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Palavattunnan?

■ Palavattunnan · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****618**

**899

Working population ****35.3%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 57.6% for women. 51% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (9%) · **■** Marginal 280 (89%)

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 Chidambaram

- Sengalmedu915 people
- Sivayam911 people
- Edayanpalacheri902 people
- Thathampettai901 people
- Perungalur885 people
- Devangudi882 people
- Kumaramangalam876 people
- C.Vakkaramari833 people

[All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palavattunnan?608501
- How far is Palavattunnan from Cuddalore?28 km by road
- What is the population of Palavattunnan?895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palavattunnan in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Palavattunnan?71.0% (Census 2011)