# Palaiakottai Village, Uthangarai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/uthangarai/palaiakottai/ Village · Uthangarai, Krishnagiri # Palaiakottai Palaiakottai is a village in Uthangarai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635304**. The 2011 Census counted **1,333 people in 335 households**, the 44th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,333people (2011) - 335households - 75.4%literacy - 635304PIN code ## Palaiakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palaiakottai is 635304.** Palaiakottai falls in Uthangarai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635304 - Gram panchayatKallavi - Community development blockUthangarai - Census village code644265 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palaiakottai from nearby towns? - Uthangarai (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Krishnagiri (district HQ)50 km by road - Uthangarai (nearest town)13 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 Palaiakottai? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Palaiakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kallavi - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kallavi - ○Degree college10+ km · Katteri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uthangarai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Palaiakottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, bajra and ragi**. About 4% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Palaiakottai Of every 100 households in Palaiakottai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palaiakottai · ■ Uthangarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **85% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **86% Tap water ****93%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **77% Use banking services ****23%** **46% Television ****85%** **82% Mobile phone ****48%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **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 Palaiakottai? ■ Palaiakottai · ■ Uthangarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837** **891 Working population ****37.5%** **53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 66.1% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 85 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (49%) · **■** Household industry 24 (5%) · **■** Other work 125 (25%) · **■** Marginal 23 (5%) 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 Uthangarai - Andiyur1,411 people - Chinnakunnathur1,399 people - Puliyanur1,370 people - Kanjanur1,358 people - Reddivalasai1,327 people - Tagaratti1,294 people - Puliyampatti1,291 people - Papparapatti1,271 people [All 183 villages in Uthangarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/uthangarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palaiakottai?635304 - How far is Palaiakottai from Krishnagiri?50 km by road - What is the population of Palaiakottai?1,333 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palaiakottai in?Krishnagiri district (Uthangarai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palaiakottai?75.4% (Census 2011)