# Palavakkam Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur 

# Palavakkam

Palavakkam is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601101**. The 2011 Census counted **800 people in 219 households**, the 55th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 800people (2011)
- 219households
- 67.5%literacy
- 601101PIN code

## Palavakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palavakkam is 601101.** Palavakkam falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601101
- Gram panchayatPalavakkam
- Community development blockGummidipoondi
- Census village code628620

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

## How far is Palavakkam from nearby towns?

- Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Arani (nearest town)1 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 Palavakkam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Palavakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kilmudalambedu
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Arani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Palavakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 57% of the 469 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Palavakkam

Of every 100 households in Palavakkam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palavakkam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**60%

Use banking services ****23%**

**38%

Television ****93%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Palavakkam?

■ Palavakkam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****691**

**965

Working population ****50.5%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 59.0% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (27%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 109 (27%) · **■** Marginal 166 (41%)

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 Gummidipoondi

- Kanlur858 people
- Mangalam847 people
- Egumadurai831 people
- Kuriviagaram818 people
- Siruvada795 people
- Verkadu794 people
- Karani755 people
- Pudupalayam741 people

[All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palavakkam?601101
- How far is Palavakkam from Thiruvallur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Palavakkam?800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palavakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Palavakkam?67.5% (Census 2011)