# Paleswaram Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur 

# Paleswaram

Paleswaram is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601102**. The 2011 Census counted **250 people in 67 households**, the 73rd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 250people (2011)
- 67households
- 66.8%literacy
- 601102PIN code

## Paleswaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paleswaram is 601102.** Paleswaram falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601102
- Gram panchayatNelvoy
- Community development blockGummidipoondi
- Census village code628612

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

## How far is Paleswaram from nearby towns?

- Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Arani (nearest town)10 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 Paleswaram?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Paleswaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Melvoy
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Periyapalayam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Paleswaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and flowers**. About 79% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Paleswaram

Of every 100 households in Paleswaram in 2011, 85 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paleswaram · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**76%

Tap water ****91%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**60%

Use banking services ****10%**

**38%

Television ****85%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Paleswaram?

■ Paleswaram · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**965

Working population ****49.2%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 60.7% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 41 (33%) · **■** Marginal 80 (65%)

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

- Chinnasozhiambakkam335 people
- Nangapallam321 people
- Manali311 people
- Chinnapuliyur291 people
- Sepedu231 people
- Kuruvattucheri187 people
- Venkuzhi45 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paleswaram?601102
- How far is Paleswaram from Thiruvallur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Paleswaram?250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paleswaram in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Paleswaram?66.8% (Census 2011)