# Palayapalayam Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/palayapalayam/ Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam # Palayapalayam Palayapalayam is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609101**. The 2011 Census counted **4,305 people in 1,144 households**, the 16th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 4,305people (2011) - 1,144households - 73.4%literacy - 609101PIN code ## Palayapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palayapalayam is 609101.** Palayapalayam falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609101 - Gram panchayatPalayapalayam - Community development blockKollidam - Census village code637366 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palayapalayam from nearby towns? - Sirkali (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)76 km by road - Sirkali (nearest town)14 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 Palayapalayam? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Palayapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pudupattinam - ○Degree college10+ km · Sirkali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arasur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Palayapalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and ground nut**. About 66% of the 1,012 hectares of village land is sown, and 577 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 Palayapalayam Of every 100 households in Palayapalayam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palayapalayam · ■ Sirkali rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **93% Toilet within the home ****8%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **66% Tap water ****68%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **71% Use banking services ****18%** **43% Television ****94%** **90% Mobile phone ****36%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Palayapalayam? ■ Palayapalayam · ■ Sirkali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077** **948 Working population ****47.5%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 67.2% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 96 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,127 (55%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 324 (16%) · **■** Marginal 493 (24%) 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 Sirkali - Thandavankulam5,040 people - Sattanathapuram5,005 people - Achalpuram4,630 people - Nangur4,482 people - Karaimedu4,248 people - Thennampattiam4,202 people - Thirunagiri3,994 people - Alakkudy3,971 people [All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palayapalayam?609101 - How far is Palayapalayam from Nagapattinam?76 km by road - What is the population of Palayapalayam?4,305 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palayapalayam in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palayapalayam?73.4% (Census 2011)