# Gummanur Village, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri 

# Gummanur

Gummanur is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635116**. The 2011 Census counted **2,752 people in 682 households**, the 51st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 2,752people (2011)
- 682households
- 63.5%literacy
- 635116PIN code

## Gummanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gummanur is 635116.** Gummanur falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635116
- Gram panchayatGummanur
- Community development blockPalacode
- Census village code643197

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

## How far is Gummanur from nearby towns?

- Palakkodu (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dharmapuri (district HQ)45 km by road
- Marandahalli (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 Gummanur?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Gummanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marandahalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Periyanahalli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marandahalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Gummanur known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, ground nut and tomato**. About 25% of the 1,030 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Gummanur

Of every 100 households in Gummanur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gummanur · ■ Palakkodu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**90%

Tap water ****80%**

**61%

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

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**83%

Use banking services ****37%**

**49%

Television ****44%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gummanur?

■ Gummanur · ■ Palakkodu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**890

Working population ****52.6%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 53.4% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 480 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 655 (45%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 265 (18%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Palakkodu

- Gendanahalli3,171 people
- Dindal3,009 people
- Themmarayanahalli2,990 people
- Chudanur2,957 people
- Jagirburgur2,685 people
- Papinayakanahalli2,629 people
- Kanavenahalli2,623 people
- Chikkamarandhahalli2,568 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gummanur?635116
- How far is Gummanur from Dharmapuri?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gummanur?2,752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gummanur in?Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Gummanur?63.5% (Census 2011)