# Pachal, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/pachal/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Pachal Pachal is a village in [Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/) sub-district of [Tiruvannamalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **606704**. The 2011 Census counted **1,269 people in 297 households**, the 79th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 1,269people (2011) - 297households - 63.8%literacy - 606704PIN code ## Pachal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pachal is 606704.** Pachal falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606704 - Gram panchayatPachal - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631940 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pachal from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)17 km by road - Chengam (nearest town)16 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 Pachal? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pachal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kannakurkkai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kannakurkkai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Adaiyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Pachal known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 46% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Pachal Of every 100 households in Pachal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pachal · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****9%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **90% Tap water ****100%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **85% Use banking services ****7%** **29% Television ****76%** **80% Mobile phone ****66%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **9% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Pachal? ■ Pachal · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1063** **885 Working population ****44.8%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 54.8% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 108 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (8%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (19%) · **■** Marginal 302 (53%) 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 Chengam - C.Nammiyandal1,373 people - Beemanandal1,366 people - Kilpadur1,319 people - Nallur1,275 people - Arasanganni1,226 people - Chinnakolapadi1,194 people - Kilaiyur1,124 people - Urgoundanur1,116 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Other places named Pachal - Pachal · Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri · 2,505 people - Pachal · Village, Namakkal, Namakkal · 2,476 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pachal?606704 - How far is Pachal from Tiruvannamalai?17 km by road - What is the population of Pachal?1,269 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pachal in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pachal?63.8% (Census 2011)