# Palampudur Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/palampudur/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Palampudur Palampudur is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614625**. The 2011 Census counted **1,675 people in 433 households**, the 66th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 1,675people (2011) - 433households - 76.2%literacy - 614625PIN code ## Palampudur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palampudur is 614625.** Palampudur falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614625 - Gram panchayatPalampudur - Community development blockOrathanadu - Census village code638894 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palampudur from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)30 km by road - Orathanadu (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 Palampudur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Palampudur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Orathanadu - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Orathanadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mannarkudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Palampudur known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 60% of the 569 hectares of village land is sown, and 336 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 Palampudur Of every 100 households in Palampudur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Palampudur · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **88% Toilet within the home ****41%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **79% Tap water ****99%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **91% Use banking services ****68%** **41% Television ****97%** **84% Mobile phone ****89%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Palampudur? ■ Palampudur · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988** **954 Working population ****54.4%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 66.6% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 260 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (26%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (10%) · **■** Marginal 318 (35%) 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 Orathanadu - Panayakottai1,746 people - Ponnappur1,730 people - Karukkakottai1,690 people - Kannathangudi East1,683 people - Thondarampet East1,659 people - Thalayamangalam1,654 people - Pulavankadu1,627 people - Peikarambankottai1,600 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palampudur?614625 - How far is Palampudur from Thanjavur?30 km by road - What is the population of Palampudur?1,675 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palampudur in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palampudur?76.2% (Census 2011)