# Palamedu Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/palamedu/ Village · Tiruchengode, Namakkal # Palamedu Palamedu is a village in Tiruchengode sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637503**. The 2011 Census counted **2,632 people in 734 households**, the 43rd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 2,632people (2011) - 734households - 70.5%literacy - 637503PIN code ## Palamedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palamedu is 637503.** Palamedu falls in Tiruchengode sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637503 - Gram panchayatPalamedu - Community development blockMallasamudram - Census village code634422 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palamedu from nearby towns? - Tiruchengode (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)35 km by road - Mallasamudram (nearest town)5 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 Palamedu? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Palamedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●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 · Mallasamudram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalipatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sowdapuram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Palamedu known for? The main crops are **cotton, corn and ground nut**. Products made here include poultry food. About 48% of the 656 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Palamedu Of every 100 households in Palamedu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Palamedu · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **92% Toilet within the home ****24%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **61% Tap water ****65%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **55% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **37% Use banking services ****41%** **51% Television ****76%** **86% Mobile phone ****64%** **68% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****44%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****83%** **75% 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 Palamedu? ■ Palamedu · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190** **904 Working population ****57.6%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 60.3% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 384 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 651 (43%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 387 (26%) · **■** Marginal 70 (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 Tiruchengode - Thondipatti3,099 people - Kokkalai2,876 people - Ramapuram2,712 people - Andipalaiyam2,662 people - Musiri2,608 people - Kavundampalaiyam2,593 people - Kailasampalayam2,457 people - Paruttipalli2,451 people [All 101 villages in Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palamedu?637503 - How far is Palamedu from Namakkal?35 km by road - What is the population of Palamedu?2,632 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palamedu in?Namakkal district (Tiruchengode sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palamedu?70.5% (Census 2011)