# Palayamkottai Village, Attur, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/attur/palayamkottai/ Village · Attur, Dindigul # Palayamkottai Palayamkottai is a village in Attur sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624708**. The 2011 Census counted **3,750 people in 1,092 households**, the 10th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%. - 3,750people (2011) - 1,092households - 70.3%literacy - 624708PIN code ## Palayamkottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palayamkottai is 624708.** Palayamkottai falls in Attur sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624708 - Gram panchayatPalayankottai - Community development blockAthoor - Census village code635430 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palayamkottai from nearby towns? - Attur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)20 km by road - Sithayankottai (nearest town)4 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 Palayamkottai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Palayamkottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn 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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Attur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Singarakottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dindigul - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Palayamkottai known for? The main crops are **corn, coconut and small millet**. About 31% of the 957 hectares of village land is sown, and 295 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 Palayamkottai Of every 100 households in Palayamkottai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palayamkottai · ■ Attur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****9%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **65% Tap water ****75%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **62% Use banking services ****19%** **40% Television ****82%** **86% Mobile phone ****40%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **86% 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 Palayamkottai? ■ Palayamkottai · ■ Attur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%** **77.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804** **920 Working population ****58.0%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 59.0% for women. 60% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,426 (66%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 607 (28%) · **■** Marginal 40 (2%) 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 Attur - Panjanpatti7,476 people - Attur6,279 people - Virakkal6,038 people - Jivalsaragu4,757 people - Alamarathupatti3,717 people - Munnilakottai3,425 people - Kalikkampatti3,165 people - Manalur2,957 people [All 20 villages in Attur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/attur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palayamkottai?624708 - How far is Palayamkottai from Dindigul?20 km by road - What is the population of Palayamkottai?3,750 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palayamkottai in?Dindigul district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palayamkottai?70.3% (Census 2011)