# Palankottai Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/palankottai/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Palankottai Palankottai is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628552**. The 2011 Census counted **7,915 people in 2,201 households**, the 6th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 7,915people (2011) - 2,201households - 74.5%literacy - 628552PIN code ## Palankottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palankottai is 628552.** Palankottai falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628552 - Gram panchayatPalankottai - Community development blockKuruvikulam - Census village code642694 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palankottai from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road - Kalugumalai (nearest town)2 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 Palankottai? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Palankottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 13 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalugumalai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Melaneelidanallur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kuruvikulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Palankottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, flowers and maize**. About 26% of the 1,969 hectares of village land is sown, and 322 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 Palankottai Of every 100 households in Palankottai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palankottai · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****12%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **80% Tap water ****99%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **73% Use banking services ****45%** **46% Television ****58%** **84% Mobile phone ****58%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **91% 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 Palankottai? ■ Palankottai · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015** **968 Working population ****53.5%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 64.8% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 443 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,661 (39%) · **■** Household industry 58 (1%) · **■** Other work 977 (23%) · **■** Marginal 1,099 (26%) 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 Sankarankoil - Kalppakulam12,470 people - Karivalamvandanallur10,581 people - Madhathupatti8,400 people - Veerasigamani8,140 people - Vanniconendal7,722 people - Ariyanayagipuram6,956 people - Kalingappatti6,537 people - Therkku Sankarankovil6,437 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palankottai?628552 - How far is Palankottai from Tirunelveli?60 km by road - What is the population of Palankottai?7,915 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palankottai in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palankottai?74.5% (Census 2011)