# Pillakalathur Village, Paramathi-Velur, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/pillakalathur/ Village · Paramathi-Velur, Namakkal # Pillakalathur Pillakalathur is a village in Paramathi-Velur sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637207**. The 2011 Census counted **2,034 people in 421 households**, the 30th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 2,034people (2011) - 421households - 80.4%literacy - 637207PIN code ## Pillakalathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pillakalathur is 637207.** Pillakalathur falls in Paramathi-Velur sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637207 - Gram panchayatPillakalathur - Community development blockParamathi - Census village code634731 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pillakalathur from nearby towns? - Paramathi Velur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)18 km by road - Paramathi (nearest town)3 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 Pillakalathur? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Pillakalathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Pillakalathur known for? The main crops are **maize, ground nut and tapioca**. Products made here include textiles. About 49% of the 683 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Pillakalathur Of every 100 households in Pillakalathur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Pillakalathur · ■ Paramathi-Velur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **91% Toilet within the home ****32%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **53% Tap water ****39%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **45% Use banking services ****53%** **56% Television ****85%** **88% Mobile phone ****56%** **68% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****44%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **89% 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 Pillakalathur? ■ Pillakalathur · ■ Paramathi-Velur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%** **70.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****792** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **895 Working population ****41.9%** **58.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 70.1% for women. 39% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 255 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 377 (44%) · **■** Other work 213 (25%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%) 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 Paramathi-Velur - Kutlamparai2,200 people - Agraharakunnathur2,173 people - Kunnamalai2,157 people - Sarkarserukali2,084 people - Anangur2,022 people - Kurumbalamahadevi2,013 people - Kudacheri1,989 people - Pillur1,931 people [All 61 villages in Paramathi-Velur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pillakalathur?637207 - How far is Pillakalathur from Namakkal?18 km by road - What is the population of Pillakalathur?2,034 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pillakalathur in?Namakkal district (Paramathi-Velur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pillakalathur?80.4% (Census 2011)