# Palavedu Village, Ambattur, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ambattur, Thiruvallur 

# Palavedu

Palavedu is a village in Ambattur sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600055**. The 2011 Census counted **7,944 people in 2,070 households**, the 4th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 7,944people (2011)
- 2,070households
- 84.2%literacy
- 600055PIN code

## Palavedu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palavedu is 600055.** Palavedu falls in Ambattur sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code600055
- Gram panchayatPalavedu
- Community development blockVillivakkam
- Census village code629167

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Palavedu from nearby towns?

- Ambattur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Avadi (nearest town)12 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 Palavedu?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Palavedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Morai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Avadi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Palavedu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and ground nut**. About 3% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Palavedu

Of every 100 households in Palavedu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palavedu · ■ Ambattur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**58%

Tap water ****84%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**56%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**28%

Use banking services ****45%**

**32%

Television ****91%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Palavedu?

■ Palavedu · ■ Ambattur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**950

Working population ****37.0%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 78.0% for women. 57% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 296 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 432 (15%) · **■** Household industry 61 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,531 (52%) · **■** Marginal 623 (21%)

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 Ambattur

- Vellanur11,668 people
- Morai10,873 people
- Pammadukulam9,271 people
- Alathur3,636 people
- Pothur2,739 people
- Kilakondaiyur2,525 people
- Pandeswaram2,310 people

[All 12 villages in Ambattur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ambattur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palavedu?600055
- How far is Palavedu from Thiruvallur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Palavedu?7,944 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palavedu in?Thiruvallur district (Ambattur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Palavedu?84.2% (Census 2011)