# Palayankottai Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/palayankottai-636944/ Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Palayankottai Palayankottai is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608701**. The 2011 Census counted **2,543 people in 615 households**, the 20th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 2,543people (2011) - 615households - 85.1%literacy - 608701PIN code ## Palayankottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palayankottai is 608701.** Palayankottai falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608701 - Gram panchayatPalayankottai - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636944 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palayankottai from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)70 km by road - Srimushnam (nearest town)10 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 Palayankottai? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Palayankottai; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Vadakkupalayam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kozhai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 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 Palayankottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 70% of the 636 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Palayankottai Of every 100 households in Palayankottai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Palayankottai · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****47%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **80% Tap water ****99%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **81% Use banking services ****61%** **44% Television ****89%** **91% Mobile phone ****73%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****88%** **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 Palayankottai? ■ Palayankottai · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****724** **886 Working population ****35.0%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 78.8% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (24%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 325 (37%) · **■** Marginal 234 (26%) 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 - Kanur3,046 people - Srineduncheri2,857 people - Sriputhur2,749 people - Perur2,570 people - Pudaiyur2,475 people - Thethambattu2,430 people - Kavalagudi2,389 people - Muttam2,365 people [All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palayankottai?608701 - How far is Palayankottai from Cuddalore?70 km by road - What is the population of Palayankottai?2,543 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palayankottai in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palayankottai?85.1% (Census 2011)