Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri
# Jittandahalli

Jittandahalli is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 636805. The 2011 Census counted 6,215 people in 1,536 households, the 9th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.
- 6,215 people (2011)
- 1,536 households
- 55.1% literacy
- 636805 PIN code

## Jittandahalli PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Jittandahalli is 636805. Jittandahalli falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 636805
- Gram panchayat Jittandahalli
- Community development block Karimangalam
- Census village code 643198

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Jittandahalli from nearby towns?
- Palakkodu (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Dharmapuri (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Marandahalli (nearest town) 9 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Jittandahalli?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Jittandahalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 9 govt · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 5 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Marandahalli
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Periyanahalli
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Marandahalli
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Jittandahalli known for?

The main crops are mango, banana and tomato. About 34% of the 2,209 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Jittandahalli

Of every 100 households in Jittandahalli in 2011, 86 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jittandahalli · ■ Palakkodu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 87%
- Toilet within the home 3% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 90%
- Tap water 74% 61%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 4%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 83%
- Use banking services 46% 49%
- Television 85% 80%
- Mobile phone 62% 63%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 32% 29%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 7% 8%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Jittandahalli?

■ Jittandahalli · ■ Palakkodu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.1% 63.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 953 932
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 933 890
- Working population 56.6% 52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 47.0% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1,636 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,415 (40%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 330 (9%) · ■ Marginal 132 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Palakkodu
- Periyanahalli 7,388 people
- Jertalar 7,155 people
- Bikkanahalli 6,689 people
- Panjapalli 6,680 people
- Begarahalli 6,088 people
- Indamangalam 5,675 people
- Adilam 5,652 people
- Pulikkarai 5,590 people

All 94 villages in Palakkodu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Jittandahalli? 636805
- How far is Jittandahalli from Dharmapuri? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Jittandahalli? 6,215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jittandahalli in? Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Jittandahalli? 55.1% (Census 2011)

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