# Palankandakudikadu Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/palankandakudikadu/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Palankandakudikadu Palankandakudikadu is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614902**. The 2011 Census counted **2,303 people in 514 households**, the 36th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 2,303people (2011) - 514households - 62.1%literacy - 614902PIN code ## Palankandakudikadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palankandakudikadu is 614902.** Palankandakudikadu falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614902 - Gram panchayatPoyyunddarkottai - Community development blockOrathanadu - Census village code638885 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palankandakudikadu from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)25 km by road - Orathanadu (nearest town)14 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 Palankandakudikadu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Palankandakudikadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Poyyunddarkottai I - ○Degree college10+ km · Thenamanadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Palankandakudikadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 70% of the 687 hectares of village land is sown, and 444 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 Palankandakudikadu Of every 100 households in Palankandakudikadu in 2011, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Palankandakudikadu · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **88% Toilet within the home ****5%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **79% Tap water ****98%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **91% Use banking services ****13%** **41% Television ****35%** **84% Mobile phone ****48%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **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 Palankandakudikadu? ■ Palankandakudikadu · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **954 Working population ****48.8%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.4% for men and 54.4% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 104 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 972 (86%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 11 (1%) 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 - Pinnayur East2,384 people - Kovilur2,366 people - Kannugudi Addl.2,350 people - Thaligaividuthi2,342 people - Ambalapattu South2,302 people - Avidanalla Vijayapuram2,298 people - Cholapuram2,285 people - Poovathur2,263 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palankandakudikadu?614902 - How far is Palankandakudikadu from Thanjavur?25 km by road - What is the population of Palankandakudikadu?2,303 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palankandakudikadu in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palankandakudikadu?62.1% (Census 2011)