# Palayakottai Village, Kangeyam, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/palayakottai/ Village · Kangeyam, Tiruppur # Palayakottai Palayakottai is a village in Kangeyam sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638108**. The 2011 Census counted **2,618 people in 788 households**, the 24th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 2,618people (2011) - 788households - 71.0%literacy - 638108PIN code ## Palayakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palayakottai is 638108.** Palayakottai falls in Kangeyam sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638108 - Gram panchayatPalayakottai - Community development blockKangeyam - Census village code644604 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palayakottai from nearby towns? - Kangeyam (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)42 km by road - Muthur (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 Palayakottai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Palayakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nathakadaiyur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Valliarachal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Senapathipalayam - ○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 - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Palayakottai known for? The main crops are **tapioca, coconut and sugarcane**. Products made here include handlooms, masala powder and yarn. About 48% of the 1,779 hectares of village land is sown, and 802 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 Palayakottai Of every 100 households in Palayakottai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Palayakottai · ■ Kangeyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **90% Toilet within the home ****20%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **69% Tap water ****62%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%** **41% Use banking services ****58%** **47% Television ****89%** **87% Mobile phone ****63%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****64%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **87% 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 Palayakottai? ■ Palayakottai · ■ Kangeyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830** **925 Working population ****72.5%** **61.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 60.1% for women. 77% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 731 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 566 (30%) · **■** Household industry 49 (3%) · **■** Other work 396 (21%) · **■** Marginal 157 (8%) 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 Kangeyam - Naalroad2,695 people - Keeranur2,680 people - Maravapalayam2,679 people - Padiyur2,628 people - Kathanganni2,221 people - Mudalipalayam2,141 people - Marudurai1,980 people - Kambiliampatti1,979 people [All 39 villages in Kangeyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/kangeyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palayakottai?638108 - How far is Palayakottai from Tiruppur?42 km by road - What is the population of Palayakottai?2,618 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palayakottai in?Tiruppur district (Kangeyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palayakottai?71.0% (Census 2011)