# Adilam Village, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri 

# Adilam

Adilam is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635205**. The 2011 Census counted **5,652 people in 1,412 households**, the 12th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 5,652people (2011)
- 1,412households
- 60.1%literacy
- 635205PIN code

## Adilam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Adilam is 635205.** Adilam falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635205
- Gram panchayatAdilam
- Community development blockKarimangalam
- Census village code643254

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

## How far is Adilam from nearby towns?

- Palakkodu (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dharmapuri (district HQ)20 km by road
- Karimangalam (nearest town)5 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 Adilam?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Adilam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Periyanahalli
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Periyanahalli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharmapuri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Adilam known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane**. Products made here include jute products. About 62% of the 870 hectares of village land is sown, and 287 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 Adilam

Of every 100 households in Adilam in 2011, 83 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Adilam · ■ Palakkodu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****76%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**83%

Use banking services ****49%**

**49%

Television ****85%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**29%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Adilam?

■ Adilam · ■ Palakkodu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822**

**890

Working population ****54.0%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 47.8% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,281 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 944 (31%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 631 (21%) · **■** Marginal 173 (6%)

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 Palakkodu

- Panjapalli6,680 people
- Jittandahalli6,215 people
- Begarahalli6,088 people
- Indamangalam5,675 people
- Pulikkarai5,590 people
- Elumichanahalli5,350 people
- Karagodahalli5,338 people
- Sekkodi5,334 people

[All 94 villages in Palakkodu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Adilam?635205
- How far is Adilam from Dharmapuri?20 km by road
- What is the population of Adilam?5,652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adilam in?Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Adilam?60.1% (Census 2011)