# Periyapalayam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/periyapalayam/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Periyapalayam Periyapalayam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601102**. The 2011 Census counted **7,311 people in 1,895 households**, the 1st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 7,311people (2011) - 1,895households - 82.1%literacy - 601102PIN code ## Periyapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periyapalayam is 601102.** Periyapalayam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601102 - Gram panchayatPeriapalayam - Community development blockEllapuram - Census village code628810 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periyapalayam from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)28 km by road - Arani (nearest town)5 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 Periyapalayam? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Periyapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vengal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palavakkam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Periyapalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 25% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Periyapalayam Of every 100 households in Periyapalayam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Periyapalayam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **94% Toilet within the home ****57%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **73% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **64% Use banking services ****35%** **38% Television ****92%** **90% Mobile phone ****60%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****78%** **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 Periyapalayam? ■ Periyapalayam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874** **960 Working population ****33.4%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 75.8% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 661 (27%) · **■** Household industry 64 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,569 (64%) · **■** Marginal 76 (3%) 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 - Vadamadurai6,376 people - Pennalurpet5,052 people - Kannigaipair5,023 people - Alapakkam4,319 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyapalayam?601102 - How far is Periyapalayam from Thiruvallur?28 km by road - What is the population of Periyapalayam?7,311 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyapalayam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periyapalayam?82.1% (Census 2011)