# Palavakkam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/palavakkam/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Palavakkam Palavakkam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602028**. The 2011 Census counted **3,013 people in 764 households**, the 10th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 3,013people (2011) - 764households - 72.8%literacy - 602028PIN code ## Palavakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palavakkam is 602028.** Palavakkam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code602028 - Gram panchayatPalavakkam - Community development blockEllapuram - Census village code628776 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? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)30 km by road - Uthukkottai (nearest town)9 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? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Palavakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uthukkottai - ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Perandur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Palavakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 48% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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, 96 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Palavakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****36%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **73% Tap water ****96%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **64% Use banking services ****48%** **38% Television ****93%** **90% Mobile phone ****59%** **56% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****91%** **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 Palavakkam? ■ Palavakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **960 Working population ****40.6%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 66.2% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 66 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (26%) · **■** Household industry 43 (4%) · **■** Other work 737 (60%) · **■** Marginal 57 (5%) 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 - Rallapadi4,104 people - Madavilagam4,099 people - Katchur4,007 people - Tharatchi3,187 people - Pondavakkam2,891 people - Thimmaboopalapuram2,849 people - Vellathukottai2,660 people - Perandur2,502 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palavakkam?602028 - How far is Palavakkam from Thiruvallur?30 km by road - What is the population of Palavakkam?3,013 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palavakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palavakkam?72.8% (Census 2011)