# Palaiyur Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/palaiyur/ Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam # Palaiyur Palaiyur is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612203**. The 2011 Census counted **2,737 people in 699 households**, the 17th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 2,737people (2011) - 699households - 80.3%literacy - 612203PIN code ## Palaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palaiyur is 612203.** Palaiyur falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612203 - Gram panchayatPalaiyur - Community development blockKuthalam - Census village code637541 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palaiyur from nearby towns? - Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)34 km by road - Kuthalam (nearest town)8 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 Palaiyur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Palaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Srikantapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 15 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 Palaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and pulses**. Products made here include jaggery. About 74% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 328 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 Palaiyur Of every 100 households in Palaiyur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palaiyur · ■ Kuthalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****34%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **64% Tap water ****95%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **68% Use banking services ****50%** **47% Television ****90%** **91% Mobile phone ****64%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 Palaiyur? ■ Palaiyur · ■ Kuthalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **993 Working population ****44.0%** **41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 71.3% for women. 63% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 301 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 507 (42%) · **■** Household industry 23 (2%) · **■** Other work 340 (28%) · **■** Marginal 32 (3%) 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 Kuthalam - Komal - West2,952 people - Manganallur2,943 people - Therizhandur2,816 people - Valuvur2,770 people - Kadalangudi2,696 people - Melaiyur2,281 people - Thathangudi2,199 people - Nakkambadi2,153 people [All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palaiyur?612203 - How far is Palaiyur from Nagapattinam?34 km by road - What is the population of Palaiyur?2,737 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palaiyur in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palaiyur?80.3% (Census 2011)