# Palayancherthangudi Village, Chidambaram – PIN Code

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Palayancherthangudi

Palayancherthangudi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608201**. The 2011 Census counted **826 people in 209 households**, the 134th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 826people (2011)
- 209households
- 75.3%literacy
- 608201PIN code

## Palayancherthangudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palayancherthangudi is 608201.** Palayancherthangudi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608201
- Gram panchayatPalayancherthangudi
- Community development blockKeerapalayam
- Census village code636827

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

## How far is Palayancherthangudi from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)52 km by road
- Chidambaram (nearest town)16 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 Palayancherthangudi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Palayancherthangudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sethiathoppu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Palayancherthangudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 88% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Palayancherthangudi

Of every 100 households in Palayancherthangudi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palayancherthangudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**69%

Tap water ****99%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**70%

Use banking services ****15%**

**44%

Television ****87%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**5%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Palayancherthangudi?

■ Palayancherthangudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**899

Working population ****47.6%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 68.7% for women. 56% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 381 (97%)

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

- Perungalur885 people
- Devangudi882 people
- Kumaramangalam876 people
- C.Vakkaramari833 people
- Vasaputhur824 people
- Tharasur816 people
- Koothankoil802 people
- Kodiyalam800 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palayancherthangudi?608201
- How far is Palayancherthangudi from Cuddalore?52 km by road
- What is the population of Palayancherthangudi?826 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palayancherthangudi in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Palayancherthangudi?75.3% (Census 2011)