# Palaiyam Village, Harur, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Harur, Dharmapuri 

# Palaiyam

Palaiyam is a village in Harur sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636906**. The 2011 Census counted **904 people in 230 households**, the 74th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 904people (2011)
- 230households
- 66.1%literacy
- 636906PIN code

## Palaiyam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palaiyam is 636906.** Palaiyam falls in Harur sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636906
- Gram panchayatVirappanayakkampatti
- Community development blockHarur
- Census village code643368

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

## How far is Palaiyam from nearby towns?

- Harur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dharmapuri (district HQ)54 km by road
- Harur (nearest town)14 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 Palaiyam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Palaiyam; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 · Theerthamalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Harur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Palaiyam known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, turmeric and tapioca**. About 71% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Palaiyam

Of every 100 households in Palaiyam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palaiyam · ■ Harur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**89%

Tap water ****97%**

**52%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**76%

Use banking services ****22%**

**44%

Television ****58%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**28%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Palaiyam?

■ Palaiyam · ■ Harur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****603**

**933

Working population ****55.6%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 52.6% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 428 (85%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (10%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Harur

- Mattiyampatti945 people
- Kilomorappur930 people
- Chinnapannimaduvu926 people
- Kattiripatty908 people
- Ittaiampatty898 people
- Mondukuli889 people
- Andipatty859 people
- Ichampadi854 people

[All 177 villages in Harur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/harur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palaiyam?636906
- How far is Palaiyam from Dharmapuri?54 km by road
- What is the population of Palaiyam?904 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palaiyam in?Dharmapuri district (Harur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Palaiyam?66.1% (Census 2011)