# Palangulam, Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram – Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/tiruvadanai/palangulam/ Village · Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram # Palangulam Palangulam is a village in [Tiruvadanai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/tiruvadanai/) sub-district of [Ramanathapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **623308**. The 2011 Census counted **1,270 people in 359 households**, the 60th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%. - 1,270people (2011) - 359households - 67.1%literacy - 623308PIN code ## Palangulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palangulam is 623308.** Palangulam falls in Tiruvadanai sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623308 - Gram panchayatPalangulam - Community development blockThiruvadanai - Census village code641768 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? - Tiruvadanai (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)68 km by road - Devakottai (nearest town)18 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? 15 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 - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kannakudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Devakottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devakottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 71% of the 872 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palangulam · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****8%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **79% Tap water ****92%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **87% Use banking services ****40%** **48% Television ****91%** **89% Mobile phone ****86%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **93% 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 · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%** **77.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064** **964 Working population ****47.3%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 53.5% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 438 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (11%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (15%) · **■** Marginal 6 (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 Tiruvadanai - Orikottai1,346 people - Kattimangalam1,306 people - Bagavathimangalam1,304 people - Sengudi1,284 people - Kallikudi1,209 people - Arasur1,112 people - Nilamalagiyamangalam1,107 people - Uranagudi1,078 people [All 94 villages in Tiruvadanai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/tiruvadanai/villages/) ## Other places named Palangulam - Palangulam · Village, Sathankulam, Thoothukkudi · 5,616 people - Palangulam · Village, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram · 1,196 people - Palangulam · Village, Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai · 569 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palangulam?623308 - How far is Palangulam from Ramanathapuram?68 km by road - What is the population of Palangulam?1,270 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palangulam in?Ramanathapuram district (Tiruvadanai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palangulam?67.1% (Census 2011)