# Jertalar Village, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/jertalar/ Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri # Jertalar Jertalar is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636808**. The 2011 Census counted **7,155 people in 1,793 households**, the 6th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 7,155people (2011) - 1,793households - 69.5%literacy - 636808PIN code ## Jertalar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jertalar is 636808.** Jertalar falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636808 - Gram panchayatJertalar - Community development blockPalacode - Census village code643235 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jertalar from nearby towns? - Palakkodu (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)26 km by road - Palakkodu (nearest town)3 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 Jertalar? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Jertalar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Periyanahalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marandahalli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Jertalar known for? The main crops are **sugarcane**. Products made here include sugar. About 47% of the 873 hectares of village land is sown, and 317 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 Jertalar Of every 100 households in Jertalar in 2011, 90 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jertalar · ■ Palakkodu rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **87% Toilet within the home ****14%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **90% Tap water ****74%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **83% Use banking services ****52%** **49% Television ****61%** **80% Mobile phone ****61%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****31%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **8% Own their home ****88%** **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 Jertalar? ■ Jertalar · ■ Palakkodu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **890 Working population ****45.2%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 59.9% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 586 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (10%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,711 (53%) · **■** Marginal 587 (18%) 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 - Erranahalli8,519 people - Baisuhalli8,181 people - P.Settighalli7,690 people - Periyanahalli7,388 people - Bikkanahalli6,689 people - Panjapalli6,680 people - Jittandahalli6,215 people - Begarahalli6,088 people [All 94 villages in Palakkodu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jertalar?636808 - How far is Jertalar from Dharmapuri?26 km by road - What is the population of Jertalar?7,155 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jertalar in?Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Jertalar?69.5% (Census 2011)