# Palaiyur Village, Karaikkudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/palaiyur/ Village · Karaikkudi, Sivaganga # Palaiyur Palaiyur is a village in Karaikkudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630104**. The 2011 Census counted **891 people in 196 households**, the 45th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 891people (2011) - 196households - 74.4%literacy - 630104PIN code ## Palaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palaiyur is 630104.** Palaiyur falls in Karaikkudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630104 - Gram panchayatVengavayal - Community development blockSakkottai - Census village code640073 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? - Karaikkudi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)70 km by road - Puduvayal (nearest town)2 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 · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kottaiyur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karaikkudi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kottaiyur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Palaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 44% of the 980 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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, 98 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palaiyur · ■ Karaikkudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **88% Toilet within the home ****7%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **64% Tap water ****96%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **65% Use banking services ****82%** **56% Television ****95%** **89% Mobile phone ****88%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****0%** **3% Own their home ****95%** **89% 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 · ■ Karaikkudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1245** **956 Working population ****38.3%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 64.8% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 302 (89%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 Karaikkudi - Kandanur1,131 people - Vellipatti999 people - Jeyankondam933 people - Alampattu930 people - Vilavadiendal851 people - Kulappadi829 people - Ilandamangalam821 people - Variyanvayal815 people [All 63 villages in Karaikkudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palaiyur?630104 - How far is Palaiyur from Sivaganga?70 km by road - What is the population of Palaiyur?891 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palaiyur in?Sivaganga district (Karaikkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palaiyur?74.4% (Census 2011)