# Palur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/palur/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Palur Palur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603101**. The 2011 Census counted **6,964 people in 1,660 households**, the 8th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 6,964people (2011) - 1,660households - 75.6%literacy - 603101PIN code ## Palur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palur is 603101.** Palur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603101 - Gram panchayatPalur , Reddipalayam - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629447 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palur from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)25 km by road - Chengalpattu (nearest town)12 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 Palur? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Palur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Palur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. About 10% of the 2,316 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Palur Of every 100 households in Palur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Palur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **96% Toilet within the home ****19%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **60% Tap water ****93%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **48% Use banking services ****29%** **48% Television ****88%** **91% Mobile phone ****64%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****25%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **3% Own their home ****89%** **85% 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 Palur? ■ Palur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **969 Working population ****48.6%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 69.2% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 96 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 737 (22%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,429 (42%) · **■** Marginal 1,090 (32%) 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 Chengalpattu - Melamaiyur8,468 people - Karanaipuducheri7,467 people - Pudupakkam7,279 people - Kannathur Reddy Kuppam6,972 people - Kayarambedu6,086 people - Padur5,710 people - Thandalam5,546 people - Kelambakkam5,189 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palur?603101 - How far is Palur from Kancheepuram?25 km by road - What is the population of Palur?6,964 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palur?75.6% (Census 2011)