# Palanjur Village, Pattukkottai, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/palanjur/ Village · Pattukkottai, Thanjavur # Palanjur Palanjur is a village in Pattukkottai sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614701**. The 2011 Census counted **2,070 people in 576 households**, the 57th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%. - 2,070people (2011) - 576households - 79.6%literacy - 614701PIN code ## Palanjur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palanjur is 614701.** Palanjur falls in Pattukkottai sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614701 - Gram panchayatPalanjur - Community development blockPattukkottai - Census village code639100 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palanjur from nearby towns? - Pattukkottai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)55 km by road - Pattukkottai (nearest town)5 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 Palanjur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Palanjur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Adirampattinam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Adirampattinam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pattukkottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Palanjur known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and ground nut**. About 40% of the 1,476 hectares of village land is sown, and 388 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 Palanjur Of every 100 households in Palanjur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palanjur · ■ Pattukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **82% Toilet within the home ****33%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **69% Tap water ****95%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **87% Use banking services ****42%** **42% Television ****92%** **83% Mobile phone ****82%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****73%** **86% 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 Palanjur? ■ Palanjur · ■ Pattukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%** **77.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1235** **1083 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108** **964 Working population ****50.4%** **43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 73.2% for women. 60% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 161 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 565 (54%) · **■** Household industry 48 (5%) · **■** Other work 110 (11%) · **■** Marginal 159 (15%) 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 Pattukkottai - Kullukkadu2,115 people - Santhankadu2,114 people - Thuvarankurichi South2,113 people - Pudupattinam2,109 people - Adambai South1,981 people - Adambai North1,975 people - Kollukkadu1,863 people - Narasingapuram1,848 people [All 166 villages in Pattukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palanjur?614701 - How far is Palanjur from Thanjavur?55 km by road - What is the population of Palanjur?2,070 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palanjur in?Thanjavur district (Pattukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palanjur?79.6% (Census 2011)