Village · Andipatti, Theni # Palayakottai Palayakottai is a village in Andipatti sub-district of Theni district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 625512. The 2011 Census counted 1,134 people in 329 households, the 22nd largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 1,134 people (2011) - 329 households - 67.3% literacy - 625512 PIN code ## Palayakottai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Palayakottai is 625512. Palayakottai falls in Andipatti sub-district, Theni district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 625512 - Gram panchayat Palayakottai - Community development block Andipatti - Census village code 641158 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palayakottai from nearby towns? - Andipatti (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Theni Allinagaram (district HQ) 24 km by road - Andipatti Jakkampatti (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palayakottai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Palayakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Theppampatti - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Andipatti - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shanmugasundarapuram - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palayakottai known for? The main crops are mango, corn and sugarcane. Products made here include jaggery. About 57% of the 313 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palayakottai Of every 100 households in Palayakottai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palayakottai · ■ Andipatti rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 90% - Toilet within the home 1% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 77% - Tap water 100% 90% - Drinking water within premises 0% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 20% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 73% - Use banking services 27% 36% - Television 93% 84% - Mobile phone 32% 45% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 3% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 4% 10% - Own their home 98% 86% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palayakottai? ■ Palayakottai · ■ Andipatti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.3% 69.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 979 968 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1196 927 - Working population 62.1% 56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 56.0% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 46 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 187 (27%) · ■ Household industry 27 (4%) · ■ Other work 354 (50%) · ■ Marginal 90 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Andipatti - Tekkampatti 2,611 people - Chittarpatti 2,584 people - G. Usilampatti 2,376 people - Ramakrishnapuram 1,412 people All 24 villages in Andipatti ## Other places named Palayakottai - Palayakottai · Village, Kangeyam, Tiruppur · 2,618 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palayakottai? 625512 - How far is Palayakottai from Theni Allinagaram? 24 km by road - What is the population of Palayakottai? 1,134 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palayakottai in? Theni district (Andipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palayakottai? 67.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/andipatti/palayakottai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.