Village · Manachanallur, Tiruchirappalli # Palaiyur Palaiyur is a village in Manachanallur sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 621005. The 2011 Census counted 2,303 people in 668 households, the 27th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%. - 2,303 people (2011) - 668 households - 75.7% literacy - 621005 PIN code ## Palaiyur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Palaiyur is 621005. Palaiyur falls in Manachanallur sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 621005 - Gram panchayat Palaiyur - Community development block Manachanallur - Census village code 635843 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Palaiyur from nearby towns? - Manachanallur (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ) 25 km by road - Manachanallur (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Palaiyur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Palaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 2 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Valaiyur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Abinimangalam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Irungalur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Palaiyur known for? The main crops are paddy, corn and cotton. About 41% of the 883 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Palaiyur Of every 100 households in Palaiyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palaiyur · ■ Manachanallur rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 90% - Toilet within the home 14% 25% - No toilet (open defecation) 86% 72% - Tap water 83% 90% - Drinking water within premises 15% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 30% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 80% 67% - Use banking services 72% 68% - Television 79% 80% - Mobile phone 54% 64% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 20% 27% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 14% 8% - Own their home 95% 89% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Palaiyur? ■ Palaiyur · ■ Manachanallur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 75.7% 79.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 947 997 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 764 938 - Working population 53.8% 49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 68.9% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 106 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 530 (43%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 575 (46%) · ■ Marginal 24 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Manachanallur - Thiruppattur 2,737 people - Perakambi 2,632 people - Siruppathur 2,527 people - Shanamangalam 2,381 people - Ayikudi 2,250 people - Kariyamanickam 2,220 people - Omandhur 2,093 people - Killiyanallur 2,006 people All 40 villages in Manachanallur ## Other places named Palaiyur - Palaiyur · Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam · 2,737 people - Palaiyur · Village, Mannargudi, Thiruvarur · 1,756 people - Palaiyur · Village, Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam · 1,291 people - Palaiyur · Village, Alangudi, Pudukkottai · 1,219 people - Palaiyur · Village, Karaikkudi, Sivaganga · 891 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palaiyur? 621005 - How far is Palaiyur from Tiruchirappalli? 25 km by road - What is the population of Palaiyur? 2,303 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palaiyur in? Tiruchirappalli district (Manachanallur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palaiyur? 75.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/manachanallur/palaiyur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.