# Palacode Village, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/palacode/ Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri # Palacode Palacode is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636808**. The 2011 Census counted **9,481 people in 2,390 households**, the 1st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 9,481people (2011) - 2,390households - 64.0%literacy - 636808PIN code ## Palacode PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palacode is 636808.** Palacode falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636808 - Gram panchayatBelarahalli - Community development blockPalacode - Census village code643249 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palacode from nearby towns? - Palakkodu (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Dharmapuri (district HQ)25 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 Palacode? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Palacode; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Public libraryIn 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 ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Palacode known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 64% of the 588 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Palacode Of every 100 households in Palacode in 2011, 89 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palacode · ■ Palakkodu rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **87% Toilet within the home ****8%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **90% Tap water ****74%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **83% Use banking services ****48%** **49% Television ****86%** **80% Mobile phone ****55%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **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 Palacode? ■ Palacode · ■ Palakkodu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **890 Working population ****47.9%** **52.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.9% for men and 55.6% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 835 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,136 (47%) · **■** Household industry 36 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,149 (25%) · **■** Marginal 385 (8%) 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 [All 94 villages in Palakkodu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palacode?636808 - How far is Palacode from Dharmapuri?25 km by road - What is the population of Palacode?9,481 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palacode in?Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palacode?64.0% (Census 2011)