# Palakarai Village, Perundurai, Erode (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/palakarai/ Village · Perundurai, Erode # Palakarai Palakarai is a village in Perundurai sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638057**. The 2011 Census counted **3,570 people in 1,147 households**, the 10th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 3,570people (2011) - 1,147households - 69.8%literacy - 638057PIN code ## Palakarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palakarai is 638057.** Palakarai falls in Perundurai sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638057 - Gram panchayatThuduppathi - Community development blockPerundurai - Census village code634973 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palakarai from nearby towns? - Perundurai (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Erode (district HQ)27 km by road - Karumandi Chellipalayam (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 Palakarai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Palakarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karumandi Chellipalayam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Perundurai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Palakarai known for? The main crops are **ground nut and cattle feeds**. Products made here include rope and cloths. About 67% of the 751 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Palakarai Of every 100 households in Palakarai in 2011, 89 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Palakarai · ■ Perundurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **91% Toilet within the home ****42%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **64% Tap water ****77%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%** **37% Use banking services ****43%** **56% Television ****89%** **88% Mobile phone ****55%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****82%** **84% 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 Palakarai? ■ Palakarai · ■ Perundurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841** **953 Working population ****54.7%** **56.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 60.9% for women. 64% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 325 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (22%) · **■** Household industry 189 (10%) · **■** Other work 955 (49%) · **■** Marginal 58 (3%) 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 Perundurai - Ekkattampalayam4,720 people - Nichampalayam4,698 people - Thingalur4,541 people - Pandiampalayam4,258 people - Basuvapatti3,406 people - Moongilpalayam3,283 people - Pattackarampalayam3,187 people - Periyaveerasangili3,103 people [All 62 villages in Perundurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palakarai?638057 - How far is Palakarai from Erode?27 km by road - What is the population of Palakarai?3,570 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palakarai in?Erode district (Perundurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palakarai?69.8% (Census 2011)