# Palamalai Village, Mettur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/palamalai-633773/ Village · Mettur, Salem # Palamalai Palamalai is a village in Mettur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636303**. The 2011 Census counted **2,895 people in 777 households**, the 29th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 2,895people (2011) - 777households - 42.4%literacy - 636303PIN code ## Palamalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palamalai is 636303.** Palamalai falls in Mettur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636303 - Gram panchayatPalamalai - Community development blockKolathur - Census village code633773 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palamalai from nearby towns? - Mettur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Salem (district HQ)80 km by road - Kolathur (nearest town)12 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 Palamalai? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Palamalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kolathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mettur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mettur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Palamalai known for? The main crops are **ground nut, bajra and samai**. About 31% of the 1,395 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Palamalai Of every 100 households in Palamalai in 2011, 51 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palamalai · ■ Mettur rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **87% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****30%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **72% Use banking services ****12%** **25% Television ****7%** **64% Mobile phone ****21%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****56%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **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 Palamalai? ■ Palamalai · ■ Mettur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.4%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **884 Working population ****71.7%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 48.9% for men and 35.2% for women. 74% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 712 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,296 (62%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (2%) · **■** Marginal 34 (2%) 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 Mettur - Singiripatti3,834 people - Moolakkadu3,716 people - Veerakkal3,418 people - Karikkapatti3,125 people - Chinnasoragai2,679 people - Amaram2,164 people - Sampalli2,134 people - Periyasattappadi2,009 people [All 44 villages in Mettur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palamalai?636303 - How far is Palamalai from Salem?80 km by road - What is the population of Palamalai?2,895 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palamalai in?Salem district (Mettur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palamalai?42.4% (Census 2011)