# Pallapatti Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/pallapatti/ Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul # Pallapatti Pallapatti is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624201**. The 2011 Census counted **7,633 people in 1,959 households**, the 10th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 7,633people (2011) - 1,959households - 71.4%literacy - 624201PIN code ## Pallapatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pallapatti is 624201.** Pallapatti falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624201 - Gram panchayatPallapatty - Community development blockNilakottai - Census village code635467 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pallapatti from nearby towns? - Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)8 km by road - Nilakkottai (nearest town)8 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 Pallapatti? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Pallapatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batlagundu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Pallapatti known for? The main crops are **maize, tapioca and coconut**. Products made here include fruit juice, motor vehicle belt and mud pots. About 40% of the 1,613 hectares of village land is sown, and 543 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 Pallapatti Of every 100 households in Pallapatti in 2011, 89 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pallapatti · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****24%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **76% Tap water ****88%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **76% Use banking services ****40%** **40% Television ****82%** **81% Mobile phone ****60%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **9% Own their home ****86%** **90% 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 Pallapatti? ■ Pallapatti · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024** **933 Working population ****50.9%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 61.7% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 286 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,713 (44%) · **■** Household industry 63 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,253 (32%) · **■** Marginal 569 (15%) 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 Nilakkottai - Kanavaipatti9,873 people - Ethilodu9,580 people - Kottur9,263 people - Kombaipatti8,406 people - Kullalagundu7,200 people - Pillaiyarnatham6,712 people - Viruveedu6,459 people - Sithargalnatham6,372 people [All 42 villages in Nilakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pallapatti?624201 - How far is Pallapatti from Dindigul?8 km by road - What is the population of Pallapatti?7,633 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pallapatti in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pallapatti?71.4% (Census 2011)