# Palayam Village, Arani, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/arani/palayam/ Village · Arani, Tiruvannamalai # Palayam Palayam is a village in Arani sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606903**. The 2011 Census counted **4,901 people in 1,153 households**, the 11th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%. - 4,901people (2011) - 1,153households - 77.2%literacy - 606903PIN code ## Palayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palayam is 606903.** Palayam falls in Arani sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606903 - Gram panchayatKamakur - Community development blockWest Arani - Census village code631195 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palayam from nearby towns? - Arani (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)65 km by road - Kalambur (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 Palayam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Palayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kunnathur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kunnathur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 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)12 h summer · 16 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 Palayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include silk. About 36% of the 767 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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 Palayam Of every 100 households in Palayam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Palayam · ■ Arani rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****18%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **81% Tap water ****82%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **63% Use banking services ****50%** **36% Television ****93%** **89% Mobile phone ****67%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Palayam? ■ Palayam · ■ Arani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **76.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **942 Working population ****48.1%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 67.4% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 395 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 581 (25%) · **■** Household industry 219 (9%) · **■** Other work 968 (41%) · **■** Marginal 193 (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 Arani - Vadugasathu5,104 people - Mullandram5,012 people - Sirumur4,959 people - Kolathur4,947 people - Kunnathur4,819 people - Iyyampalayam4,770 people - Ariyapadi4,725 people - Nesal4,569 people [All 48 villages in Arani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/arani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palayam?606903 - How far is Palayam from Tiruvannamalai?65 km by road - What is the population of Palayam?4,901 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palayam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Arani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palayam?77.2% (Census 2011)