# Palangulam Village, Sathankulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/sathankulam/palangulam/ Village · Sathankulam, Thoothukkudi # Palangulam Palangulam is a village in Sathankulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628701**. The 2011 Census counted **5,616 people in 1,468 households**, the 4th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.9%. - 5,616people (2011) - 1,468households - 87.1%literacy - 628701PIN code ## Palangulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palangulam is 628701.** Palangulam falls in Sathankulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628701 - Gram panchayatKaruvelampadu, Palangulam, Chettikulam - Community development blockAlwarthirunagari, Sathankulam - Census village code642600 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palangulam from nearby towns? - Sathankulam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)90 km by road - Sathankulam (nearest town)8 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 Palangulam? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Palangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 12 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Kommadikottai - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 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 Palangulam known for? About 18% of the 2,151 hectares of village land is sown, and 272 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 Palangulam Of every 100 households in Palangulam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Palangulam · ■ Sathankulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****34%** **45% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **54% Tap water ****94%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **71% Use banking services ****58%** **56% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****46%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **88% 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 Palangulam? ■ Palangulam · ■ Sathankulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%** **88.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1142** **1078 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **959 Working population ****44.0%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 83.5% for women. 55% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 341 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 756 (31%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 844 (34%) · **■** Marginal 505 (20%) 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 Sathankulam - Padukkapathu7,425 people - Pudukulam6,674 people - Karungadal6,077 people - Arasoor I5,600 people - Mudalur5,417 people - Naduvakkurichi4,920 people - Srivenkateshwarapuram4,454 people [All 25 villages in Sathankulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/sathankulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palangulam?628701 - How far is Palangulam from Thoothukkudi?90 km by road - What is the population of Palangulam?5,616 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palangulam in?Thoothukkudi district (Sathankulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palangulam?87.1% (Census 2011)