# Punjai Palatholuvu Village, Perundurai, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/punjai-palatholuvu/ Village · Perundurai, Erode # Punjai Palatholuvu Punjai Palatholuvu is a village in Perundurai sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638751**. The 2011 Census counted **1,879 people in 604 households**, the 29th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%. - 1,879people (2011) - 604households - 62.9%literacy - 638751PIN code ## Punjai Palatholuvu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Punjai Palatholuvu is 638751.** Punjai Palatholuvu falls in Perundurai sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638751 - Gram panchayatPunjai Palatholuvu - Community development blockChennimalai - Census village code635011 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punjai Palatholuvu from nearby towns? - Perundurai (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Erode (district HQ)36 km by road - Chennimalai (nearest town)10 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 Punjai Palatholuvu? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Punjai Palatholuvu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ekkattampalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Karumandi Chellipalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perundurai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Punjai Palatholuvu known for? The main crops are **maize, ground nut and banana**. Products made here include bed sheet and clay pots. About 24% of the 1,477 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Punjai Palatholuvu Of every 100 households in Punjai Palatholuvu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Punjai Palatholuvu · ■ Perundurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****11%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **64% Tap water ****95%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **37% Use banking services ****61%** **56% Television ****89%** **88% Mobile phone ****55%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****52%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Punjai Palatholuvu? ■ Punjai Palatholuvu · ■ Perundurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%** **69.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763** **953 Working population ****62.6%** **56.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 49.6% for women. 69% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 478 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 428 (36%) · **■** Household industry 65 (6%) · **■** Other work 203 (17%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 - Mettupudur2,465 people - Sirukkalanchi2,334 people - Thoranavavi2,153 people - Nimittipalayam2,004 people - Mullampatti1,856 people - Voipadi1,791 people - Karukkapalayam1,634 people - Kullampalayam1,388 people [All 62 villages in Perundurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/perundurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Punjai Palatholuvu?638751 - How far is Punjai Palatholuvu from Erode?36 km by road - What is the population of Punjai Palatholuvu?1,879 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punjai Palatholuvu in?Erode district (Perundurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Punjai Palatholuvu?62.9% (Census 2011)