# Pelamarathur Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/pelamarathur/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Pelamarathur Pelamarathur is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635703**. The 2011 Census counted **3,484 people in 821 households**, the 20th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 3,484people (2011) - 821households - 55.7%literacy - 635703PIN code ## Pelamarathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pelamarathur is 635703.** Pelamarathur falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635703 - Gram panchayatPalamaruthur - Community development blockJawadhu Hills - Census village code631842 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pelamarathur from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)80 km by road - Alangayam (nearest town)20 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 Pelamarathur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pelamarathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Athipattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 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 Pelamarathur known for? The main crops are **samai, maize and ragi**. About 66% of the 1,181 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Pelamarathur Of every 100 households in Pelamarathur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pelamarathur · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **89% Toilet within the home ****5%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **90% Tap water ****93%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **85% Use banking services ****10%** **29% Television ****84%** **80% Mobile phone ****26%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Pelamarathur? ■ Pelamarathur · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****723** **885 Working population ****52.0%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.3% for men and 43.3% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 529 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 683 (38%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 53 (3%) · **■** Marginal 518 (29%) 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 - Panaiolapadi3,557 people - Quilam3,556 people - Se.Sorapanandal3,503 people - Paliapattu3,484 people - Melpennathur3,405 people - Theethandapattu3,318 people - Melravandavadi3,299 people - Kuppanatham3,211 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pelamarathur?635703 - How far is Pelamarathur from Tiruvannamalai?80 km by road - What is the population of Pelamarathur?3,484 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pelamarathur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pelamarathur?55.7% (Census 2011)