# Paliapattu Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai 

# Paliapattu

Paliapattu is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606704**. The 2011 Census counted **3,484 people in 830 households**, the 19th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 3,484people (2011)
- 830households
- 60.6%literacy
- 606704PIN code

## Paliapattu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paliapattu is 606704.** Paliapattu falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606704
- Gram panchayatPaliapattu
- Community development blockChengam
- Census village code631944

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Paliapattu from nearby towns?

- Chengam (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)12 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (nearest town)12 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 Paliapattu?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Paliapattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Periakolapadi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kannakurkkai
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Adaiyur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Paliapattu known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 17% of the 876 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Paliapattu

Of every 100 households in Paliapattu in 2011, 85 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paliapattu · ■ Chengam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****59%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****30%**

**29%

Television ****87%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Paliapattu?

■ Paliapattu · ■ Chengam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**885

Working population ****63.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 50.4% for women. 65% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 519 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 666 (30%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 402 (18%) · **■** Marginal 589 (27%)

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

- Munnuramangalam3,870 people
- Panaiolapadi3,557 people
- Quilam3,556 people
- Se.Sorapanandal3,503 people
- Pelamarathur3,484 people
- Melpennathur3,405 people
- Theethandapattu3,318 people
- Melravandavadi3,299 people

[All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paliapattu?606704
- How far is Paliapattu from Tiruvannamalai?12 km by road
- What is the population of Paliapattu?3,484 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paliapattu in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Paliapattu?60.6% (Census 2011)