# Palangulam Village, Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/avudayarkoil/palangulam/ Village · Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai # Palangulam Palangulam is a village in Avudayarkoil sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614621**. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 136 households**, the 43rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 569people (2011) - 136households - 75.8%literacy - 614621PIN code ## Palangulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palangulam is 614621.** Palangulam falls in Avudayarkoil sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614621 - Gram panchayatPonnamangalam, Velivayal - Community development blockAvudayarkoil - Census village code639957 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palangulam from nearby towns? - Avudayarkoil (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)67 km by road - Thondi (nearest town)28 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 Palangulam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Palangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Velivayal - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mimisal Chatrapattinam - ○Degree college10+ km · Devakottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Palangulam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 33% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Palangulam Of every 100 households in Palangulam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palangulam · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **89% Toilet within the home ****0%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **80% Tap water ****72%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **83% Use banking services ****73%** **50% Television ****98%** **82% Mobile phone ****94%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **92% 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 Palangulam? ■ Palangulam · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694** **978 Working population ****46.7%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 63.6% for women. 55% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 142 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%) 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 Avudayarkoil - Puvalur645 people - Tiyyur634 people - Pilluvalasai619 people - Keelkudi579 people - Enangam539 people - Kannakkur533 people - Velvarai528 people - Ichikottai IInd Bit465 people [All 96 villages in Avudayarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/avudayarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palangulam?614621 - How far is Palangulam from Pudukkottai?67 km by road - What is the population of Palangulam?569 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palangulam in?Pudukkottai district (Avudayarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palangulam?75.8% (Census 2011)