# Palavathankattalai Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/palavathankattalai/ Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur # Palavathankattalai Palavathankattalai is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612301**. The 2011 Census counted **6,752 people in 1,841 households**, the 4th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 6,752people (2011) - 1,841households - 87.0%literacy - 612301PIN code ## Palavathankattalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palavathankattalai is 612301.** Palavathankattalai falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612301 - Gram panchayatPalavathankattalai - Community development blockKumbakonam - Census village code638503 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palavathankattalai from nearby towns? - Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)45 km by road - Kumbakonam (nearest town)3 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 Palavathankattalai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Palavathankattalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kumbakonam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kumbakonam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Palavathankattalai known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 12% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Palavathankattalai Of every 100 households in Palavathankattalai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Palavathankattalai · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****72%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **58% Tap water ****93%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **67% Use banking services ****71%** **50% Television ****96%** **91% Mobile phone ****81%** **65% Computer with internet ****6%** **1% Two-wheeler ****47%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****60%** **87% 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 Palavathankattalai? ■ Palavathankattalai · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.0%** **80.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **952 Working population ****35.8%** **41.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 82.4% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 353 (15%) · **■** Household industry 42 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,863 (77%) · **■** Marginal 111 (5%) 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 Kumbakonam - Thiruvalanjuli11,804 people - Patteeswaram7,182 people - Thirunariyur6,786 people - Koranattu Karuppur II6,347 people - Valaiyapettai5,864 people - Thiruppurambiyam5,505 people - Sholamaligai5,446 people [All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palavathankattalai?612301 - How far is Palavathankattalai from Thanjavur?45 km by road - What is the population of Palavathankattalai?6,752 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palavathankattalai in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palavathankattalai?87.0% (Census 2011)