# Palayamkotta Village, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/palayamkotta/ Village · Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri # Palayamkotta Palayamkotta is a village in Denkanikottai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635107**. The 2011 Census counted **3,292 people in 734 households**, the 43rd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 3,292people (2011) - 734households - 60.3%literacy - 635107PIN code ## Palayamkotta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palayamkotta is 635107.** Palayamkotta falls in Denkanikottai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635107 - Gram panchayatPalayamkotta - Community development blockThally - Census village code644073 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palayamkotta from nearby towns? - Denkanikottai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Krishnagiri (district HQ)62 km by road - Denkanikottai (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 Palayamkotta? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Palayamkotta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Denkanikottai - ○Degree college10+ km · Hosur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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)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 Palayamkotta known for? The main crops are **ragi, tomato and horse gram**. About 48% of the 1,759 hectares of village land is sown, and 541 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 Palayamkotta Of every 100 households in Palayamkotta in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palayamkotta · ■ Denkanikottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **90% Toilet within the home ****10%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **81% Tap water ****96%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **81% Use banking services ****22%** **33% Television ****89%** **79% Mobile phone ****44%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **12% Own their home ****89%** **92% 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 Palayamkotta? ■ Palayamkotta · ■ Denkanikottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866** **929 Working population ****45.6%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.5% for men and 51.1% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,116 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (5%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 178 (12%) · **■** Marginal 119 (8%) 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 Denkanikottai - Udedurgam3,441 people - Achubalu3,435 people - Salivaram3,407 people - Gumlapuram3,331 people - Malligarjunadurgam3,175 people - Muthanhalli3,157 people - Bithireddi3,076 people - Noganoor2,984 people [All 118 villages in Denkanikottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palayamkotta?635107 - How far is Palayamkotta from Krishnagiri?62 km by road - What is the population of Palayamkotta?3,292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palayamkotta in?Krishnagiri district (Denkanikottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palayamkotta?60.3% (Census 2011)