# Palur Village, Ambur, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/ambur/palur/ Village · Ambur, Vellore # Palur Palur is a village in Ambur sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635804**. The 2011 Census counted **4,100 people in 1,003 households**, the 13th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.7%. - 4,100people (2011) - 1,003households - 68.7%literacy - 635804PIN code ## Palur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palur is 635804.** Palur falls in Ambur sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635804 - Gram panchayatPalur - Community development blockMadhanur - Census village code631004 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palur from nearby towns? - Ambur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)38 km by road - Gudiyatham (nearest town)13 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 Palur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Palur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 · Madanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Gudiyatham - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Agaramcheri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Palur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and corn**. Products made here include jaggery. About 47% of the 929 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Palur Of every 100 households in Palur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Palur · ■ Ambur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****23%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **70% Tap water ****83%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **66% Use banking services ****30%** **33% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****51%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Palur? ■ Palur · ■ Ambur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **76.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **1023 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****777** **955 Working population ****43.7%** **45.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 60.9% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 245 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 556 (31%) · **■** Household industry 39 (2%) · **■** Other work 570 (32%) · **■** Marginal 380 (21%) 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 Ambur - Mittalam4,425 people - Nayakaneri4,270 people - Minnur4,224 people - Devalapuram4,134 people - Chinnapallikuppam4,064 people - Nariambattu3,912 people - Vadapudupattu3,912 people - Thottalam3,660 people [All 94 villages in Ambur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/ambur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palur?635804 - How far is Palur from Vellore?38 km by road - What is the population of Palur?4,100 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palur in?Vellore district (Ambur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palur?68.7% (Census 2011)