# Palayanur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/palayanur/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Palayanur Palayanur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603308**. The 2011 Census counted **4,213 people in 1,092 households**, the 2nd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 4,213people (2011) - 1,092households - 72.1%literacy - 603308PIN code ## Palayanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palayanur is 603308.** Palayanur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603308 - Gram panchayatPalayanur, Kallabiranpuram , Vaiyavur - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code629987 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palayanur from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)52 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)15 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 Palayanur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Palayanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Padalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Palayanur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 13% of the 996 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Palayanur Of every 100 households in Palayanur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Palayanur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****27%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **82% Tap water ****99%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **77% Use banking services ****62%** **39% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****68%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****84%** **95% 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 Palayanur? ■ Palayanur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **959 Working population ****41.3%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 65.3% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (11%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 987 (57%) · **■** Marginal 489 (28%) 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 Maduranthakam - Mamandur5,503 people - Pallipettai3,506 people - Kattudevadur3,398 people - Peruveli3,381 people - Orathy3,144 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palayanur?603308 - How far is Palayanur from Kancheepuram?52 km by road - What is the population of Palayanur?4,213 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palayanur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palayanur?72.1% (Census 2011)