# Pillapalayam Village, Musiri, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/musiri/pillapalayam/ Village · Musiri, Tiruchirappalli # Pillapalayam Pillapalayam is a village in Musiri sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621210**. The 2011 Census counted **4,718 people in 1,303 households**, the 7th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 4,718people (2011) - 1,303households - 73.8%literacy - 621210PIN code ## Pillapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pillapalayam is 621210.** Pillapalayam falls in Musiri sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621210 - Gram panchayatPillapalayam - Community development blockTattayyangarpettai - Census village code635692 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pillapalayam from nearby towns? - Musiri (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)75 km by road - Mettupalayam (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 Pillapalayam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pillapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 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 - ●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 · Mettupalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Vadakkuveli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Eragudi South - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Pillapalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, turmeric and onion**. Products made here include pottery. About 51% of the 1,288 hectares of village land is sown, and 546 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 Pillapalayam Of every 100 households in Pillapalayam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pillapalayam · ■ Musiri rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **87% Toilet within the home ****16%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **75% Tap water ****83%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **75% Use banking services ****64%** **57% Television ****40%** **76% Mobile phone ****64%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **93% 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 Pillapalayam? ■ Pillapalayam · ■ Musiri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **922 Working population ****61.9%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 63.4% for women. 66% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 692 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,747 (60%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 431 (15%) · **■** Marginal 42 (1%) 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 Musiri - Ayyampalayam5,186 people - T.Puthur4,841 people - Mahadevi4,803 people - Thuraiyur pudupatti4,793 people - Pulivalam4,696 people - Kottathur4,532 people - Thumbalam4,333 people - Evur4,324 people [All 59 villages in Musiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/musiri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pillapalayam?621210 - How far is Pillapalayam from Tiruchirappalli?75 km by road - What is the population of Pillapalayam?4,718 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pillapalayam in?Tiruchirappalli district (Musiri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pillapalayam?73.8% (Census 2011)