# Pallapalayam Village, Karur, Karur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/karur/pallapalayam/ Village · Karur, Karur # Pallapalayam Pallapalayam is a village in Karur sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639002**. The 2011 Census counted **2,854 people in 855 households**, the 21st largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%. - 2,854people (2011) - 855households - 66.1%literacy - 639002PIN code ## Pallapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pallapalayam is 639002.** Pallapalayam falls in Karur sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code639002 - Gram panchayatPallapalayam - Community development blockThanthoni - Census village code635570 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pallapalayam from nearby towns? - Karur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Karur (district HQ)12 km by road - Thanthoni (nearest town)7 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 Pallapalayam? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Pallapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Thanthoni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanthoni - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Pallapalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, turmeric and banana**. About 52% of the 690 hectares of village land is sown, and 359 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 Pallapalayam Of every 100 households in Pallapalayam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pallapalayam · ■ Karur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****11%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **68% Tap water ****84%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **50% Use banking services ****18%** **39% Television ****85%** **86% Mobile phone ****62%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **88% 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 Pallapalayam? ■ Pallapalayam · ■ Karur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%** **71.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019** **923 Working population ****64.9%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 53.8% for women. 69% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 415 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 774 (42%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 522 (28%) · **■** Marginal 114 (6%) 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 Karur - Somur3,500 people - P.Kadambankurichi3,201 people - Thirukkattuthurai3,011 people - Koyamballi2,951 people - Appipalayam2,686 people - Vettamangalam2,657 people - Melapalayam2,462 people - Nanjaipugalur2,458 people [All 34 villages in Karur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/karur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pallapalayam?639002 - How far is Pallapalayam from Karur?12 km by road - What is the population of Pallapalayam?2,854 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pallapalayam in?Karur district (Karur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pallapalayam?66.1% (Census 2011)