# Pagalamedu Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/pagalamedu/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Pagalamedu Pagalamedu is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601103**. The 2011 Census counted **2,087 people in 527 households**, the 21st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 2,087people (2011) - 527households - 58.9%literacy - 601103PIN code ## Pagalamedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pagalamedu is 601103.** Pagalamedu falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601103 - Gram panchayatPagalamedu - Community development blockEllapuram - Census village code628851 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pagalamedu from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)22 km by road - Thirunindravur (nearest town)15 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 Pagalamedu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pagalamedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Velliyur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Vengal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 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 · 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 Pagalamedu known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include bricks. About 42% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Pagalamedu Of every 100 households in Pagalamedu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Pagalamedu · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****49%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **73% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **64% Use banking services ****44%** **38% Television ****97%** **90% Mobile phone ****75%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****90%** **94% 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 Pagalamedu? ■ Pagalamedu · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **960 Working population ****59.8%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.5% for men and 50.2% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,160 (93%) 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 Uthukkottai - Meyyur2,357 people - Ammambakkam2,349 people - Boochiathipattu2,161 people - Goonipalayam2,131 people - Kalpattu2,050 people - Panapakkam1,936 people - Mambakkam1,911 people - Melandur1,886 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pagalamedu?601103 - How far is Pagalamedu from Thiruvallur?22 km by road - What is the population of Pagalamedu?2,087 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pagalamedu in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pagalamedu?58.9% (Census 2011)