# Palaiyanur Village, Manamadurai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/manamadurai/palaiyanur/ Village · Manamadurai, Sivaganga # Palaiyanur Palaiyanur is a village in Manamadurai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630610**. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 318 households**, the 46th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 1,331people (2011) - 318households - 81.8%literacy - 630610PIN code ## Palaiyanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palaiyanur is 630610.** Palaiyanur falls in Manamadurai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630610 - Gram panchayatPalayanur - Community development blockThiruppuvanam - Census village code640386 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palaiyanur from nearby towns? - Manamadurai (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)40 km by road - Thirupuvanam (nearest town)16 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 Palaiyanur? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Palaiyanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Puvandi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Manalur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Palaiyanur known for? The main crops are **paddy, chilli and cotton**. About 15% of the 849 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Palaiyanur Of every 100 households in Palaiyanur in 2011, 85 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palaiyanur · ■ Manamadurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **91% Toilet within the home ****11%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **80% Tap water ****65%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **82% Use banking services ****16%** **36% Television ****82%** **88% Mobile phone ****51%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **6% Own their home ****81%** **91% 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 Palaiyanur? ■ Palaiyanur · ■ Manamadurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****597** **960 Working population ****50.8%** **51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 71.3% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 152 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (40%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 230 (34%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 Manamadurai - Sengulam1,395 people - Kaluvangulam1,363 people - Therkkuchandanur1,361 people - Maranadu1,358 people - Vellur1,249 people - Theethampettai1,248 people - Arasanendal1,243 people - Kanoor1,222 people [All 81 villages in Manamadurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/manamadurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palaiyanur?630610 - How far is Palaiyanur from Sivaganga?40 km by road - What is the population of Palaiyanur?1,331 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palaiyanur in?Sivaganga district (Manamadurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palaiyanur?81.8% (Census 2011)