# Palaiyur Village, Alangudi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/alangudi/palaiyur/ Village · Alangudi, Pudukkottai # Palaiyur Palaiyur is a village in Alangudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,219 people in 279 households**, the 41st largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%. - 1,219people (2011) - 279households - 80.2%literacy - 622201PIN code ## Palaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palaiyur is 622201.** Palaiyur falls in Alangudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622201 - Gram panchayatPalaiyur - Community development blockThiruvarankulam - Census village code639635 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? - Alangudi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)18 km by road - Arimalam (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 Palaiyur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Palaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arimalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kaikurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kaikurichi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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, maize and sugarcane**. About 33% of the 670 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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, 86 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palaiyur · ■ Alangudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **90% Toilet within the home ****13%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **81% Tap water ****100%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **90% Use banking services ****71%** **59% Television ****78%** **79% Mobile phone ****74%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****31%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 · ■ Alangudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **78.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****785** **975 Working population ****32.9%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 73.4% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (62%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 97 (24%) · **■** Marginal 26 (6%) 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 Alangudi - Pulichangadu1,486 people - Seriyalur Inam II Bit1,463 people - Sendakudi1,376 people - Anavayal II Bit1,332 people - Seriyalur Inam I Bit1,208 people - Vandakottai1,109 people - Nagaram1,102 people - Kulavoipatti1,056 people [All 69 villages in Alangudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/alangudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palaiyur?622201 - How far is Palaiyur from Pudukkottai?18 km by road - What is the population of Palaiyur?1,219 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palaiyur in?Pudukkottai district (Alangudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palaiyur?80.2% (Census 2011)