# Palappampatti Village, Oddanchatram, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Oddanchatram, Dindigul 

# Palappampatti

Palappampatti is a village in Oddanchatram sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624616**. The 2011 Census counted **1,091 people in 345 households**, the 51st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,091people (2011)
- 345households
- 67.9%literacy
- 624616PIN code

## Palappampatti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palappampatti is 624616.** Palappampatti falls in Oddanchatram sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624616
- Gram panchayatPalappampatti
- Community development blockThoppampatti
- Census village code635178

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Palappampatti from nearby towns?

- Oddanchatram (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)55 km by road
- Dharapuram (nearest town)19 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 Palappampatti?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Palappampatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Markampatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharapuram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Palappampatti known for?

The main crops are **corn, ground nut and millet**. About 77% of the 881 hectares of village land is sown, and 421 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 Palappampatti

Of every 100 households in Palappampatti in 2011, 86 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palappampatti · ■ Oddanchatram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**72%

Tap water ****32%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**49%

Use banking services ****70%**

**51%

Television ****82%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****91%**

**88%

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 Palappampatti?

■ Palappampatti · ■ Oddanchatram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1556**

**913

Working population ****67.6%**

**63.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 56.9% for women. 73% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 362 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (6%) · **■** Marginal 195 (26%)

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 Oddanchatram

- D.Pudukottai1,195 people
- Dasaripatti1,190 people
- Pungamuthur1,165 people
- Valayapatti1,141 people
- Appanuthu952 people
- Pottikampatti942 people
- Kallupatti769 people
- Navakani727 people

[All 56 villages in Oddanchatram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palappampatti?624616
- How far is Palappampatti from Dindigul?55 km by road
- What is the population of Palappampatti?1,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palappampatti in?Dindigul district (Oddanchatram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Palappampatti?67.9% (Census 2011)