# Palavaykandan Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/palavaykandan/ Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Palavaykandan Palavaykandan is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608304**. The 2011 Census counted **456 people in 111 households**, the 137th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 456people (2011) - 111households - 74.2%literacy - 608304PIN code ## Palavaykandan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palavaykandan is 608304.** Palavaykandan falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608304 - Gram panchayatEachampoondi - Community development blockKattumannar Koil - Census village code637040 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palavaykandan from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)75 km by road - Kattumannarkoil (nearest town)12 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 Palavaykandan? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Palavaykandan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Eachampoondi - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Reddiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Palanchanallur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kattumannarkoil - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Palavaykandan known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 86% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Palavaykandan Of every 100 households in Palavaykandan in 2011, 92 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palavaykandan · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **95% Toilet within the home ****2%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **80% Tap water ****93%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **81% Use banking services ****40%** **44% Television ****77%** **91% Mobile phone ****62%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Palavaykandan? ■ Palavaykandan · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****542** **886 Working population ****33.8%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 61.6% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 138 (90%) 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 Kattumannarkoil - Thurakozhi491 people - Vilathur Thirupaniyapuram487 people - Keelnedumbur486 people - Thondamanatham477 people - Radhanallur414 people - Sathamangalam402 people - Lakshimigudi388 people - Vauvalthoppu315 people [All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palavaykandan?608304 - How far is Palavaykandan from Cuddalore?75 km by road - What is the population of Palavaykandan?456 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palavaykandan in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palavaykandan?74.2% (Census 2011)