# Panchalai Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/panchalai/ Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur # Panchalai Panchalai is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,505 people in 417 households**, the 39th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 1,505people (2011) - 417households - 58.3%literacy - 601202PIN code ## Panchalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Panchalai is 601202.** Panchalai falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601202 - Gram panchayatPeriapuliyur - Community development blockGummidipoondi - Census village code628579 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Panchalai from nearby towns? - Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)40 km by road - Gummidipoondi (nearest town)20 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 Panchalai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Panchalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madaharpakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Panchalai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 615 hectares of village land is sown, and 222 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 Panchalai Of every 100 households in Panchalai in 2011, 95 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Panchalai · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****4%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **76% Tap water ****58%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **60% Use banking services ****11%** **38% Television ****82%** **86% Mobile phone ****61%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **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 Panchalai? ■ Panchalai · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091** **965 Working population ****54.3%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 50.2% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 67 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 99 (12%) · **■** Marginal 391 (48%) 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 - Thandalacheri1,574 people - Pondavakkam1,556 people - Melmudalambedu1,534 people - Vaniamallee1,518 people - Soorapundi1,480 people - Getnamallee1,465 people - Karumbukuppam1,457 people - Chedilpakkam1,369 people [All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Panchalai?601202 - How far is Panchalai from Thiruvallur?40 km by road - What is the population of Panchalai?1,505 (Census 2011) - Which district is Panchalai in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Panchalai?58.3% (Census 2011)