# Palur Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Palur

Palur is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603312**. The 2011 Census counted **840 people in 204 households**, the 72nd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 840people (2011)
- 204households
- 66.5%literacy
- 603312PIN code

## Palur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palur is 603312.** Palur falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603312
- Gram panchayatPachambakkam
- Community development blockLathur
- Census village code630184

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?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road
- Maduranthakam (nearest town)32 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?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Palur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruvadur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 and ground nut**. About 64% of the 435 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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, 94 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palur · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**78%

Tap water ****96%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**74%

Use banking services ****43%**

**37%

Television ****90%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**25%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****650**

**935

Working population ****41.8%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 58.2% for women. 63% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (28%) · **■** Marginal 44 (13%)

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 Cheyyur

- Pachambakkam950 people
- Ammanambakkam944 people
- Othivilagam910 people
- Puoriampakkam901 people
- Sembur831 people
- Madavilagam828 people
- Periavelikadu802 people
- Ayakunnam794 people

[All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palur?603312
- How far is Palur from Kancheepuram?60 km by road
- What is the population of Palur?840 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palur in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Palur?66.5% (Census 2011)