# Paluttankarai Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/paluttankarai/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Paluttankarai Paluttankarai is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608602**. The 2011 Census counted **720 people in 185 households**, the 145th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 720people (2011) - 185households - 86.8%literacy - 608602PIN code ## Paluttankarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paluttankarai is 608602.** Paluttankarai falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608602 - Gram panchayatLalpuram - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636814 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paluttankarai from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)55 km by road - Chidambaram (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 Paluttankarai? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Paluttankarai; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Chidambaram - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pallippadai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 22 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 Paluttankarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and ground nut**. About 69% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Paluttankarai Of every 100 households in Paluttankarai in 2011, 89 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Paluttankarai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **94% Toilet within the home ****12%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **69% Tap water ****54%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **70% Use banking services ****16%** **44% Television ****73%** **89% Mobile phone ****59%** **63% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **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 Paluttankarai? ■ Paluttankarai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **899 Working population ****56.9%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 81.3% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (52%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (17%) · **■** Marginal 110 (27%) 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 - Then Harirajapuram771 people - Kilavadinatham734 people - Anaivari730 people - Chidambaranathanpettai727 people - Vayalur720 people - Vakkur717 people - Chithalapadi703 people - Vadappakkam694 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paluttankarai?608602 - How far is Paluttankarai from Cuddalore?55 km by road - What is the population of Paluttankarai?720 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paluttankarai in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Paluttankarai?86.8% (Census 2011)