# Pallakkapalaiyam Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/pallakkapalaiyam/ Village · Tiruchengode, Namakkal # Pallakkapalaiyam Pallakkapalaiyam is a village in Tiruchengode sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638008**. The 2011 Census counted **6,315 people in 1,285 households**, the 11th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 6,315people (2011) - 1,285households - 75.7%literacy - 638008PIN code ## Pallakkapalaiyam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pallakkapalaiyam is 638008.** Pallakkapalaiyam falls in Tiruchengode sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638008 - Gram panchayatPallakkapalayam - Community development blockPallipalayam - Census village code634370 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pallakkapalaiyam from nearby towns? - Tiruchengode (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)55 km by road - Kumarapalayam (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 Pallakkapalaiyam? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Pallakkapalaiyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kumarapalayam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Valaiyakaranur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Pallakkapalaiyam known for? The main crops are **maize, ground nut and coconut**. About 35% of the 1,455 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Pallakkapalaiyam Of every 100 households in Pallakkapalaiyam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Pallakkapalaiyam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****22%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **61% Tap water ****54%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **55% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **37% Use banking services ****46%** **51% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****66%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****56%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****84%** **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 Pallakkapalaiyam? ■ Pallakkapalaiyam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****794** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **904 Working population ****43.3%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 65.2% for women. 44% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 729 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 377 (14%) · **■** Household industry 36 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,113 (41%) · **■** Marginal 480 (18%) 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 - Devanankurichi8,362 people - Karuveppampatti8,128 people - Mallasamudram7,094 people - Attavanai Erayamangalam6,428 people - Pappampalayam6,134 people - Kokkarayanpettai5,907 people - Anangur5,795 people - Rajapalayam5,787 people [All 101 villages in Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pallakkapalaiyam?638008 - How far is Pallakkapalaiyam from Namakkal?55 km by road - What is the population of Pallakkapalaiyam?6,315 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pallakkapalaiyam in?Namakkal district (Tiruchengode sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pallakkapalaiyam?75.7% (Census 2011)