# Pazayapalayam Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/pazayapalayam/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Pazayapalayam Pazayapalayam is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632505**. The 2011 Census counted **2,894 people in 560 households**, the 45th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 2,894people (2011) - 560households - 71.2%literacy - 632505PIN code ## Pazayapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pazayapalayam is 632505.** Pazayapalayam falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632505 - Gram panchayatPalayapalayam - Community development blockKaveripakkam - Census village code630590 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pazayapalayam from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)60 km by road - Sholingur (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 Pazayapalayam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Pazayapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banavaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Itchipudur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Paranji - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Pazayapalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and bajra**. About 34% of the 600 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Pazayapalayam Of every 100 households in Pazayapalayam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pazayapalayam · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****8%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **83% Tap water ****97%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **64% Use banking services ****40%** **32% Television ****88%** **90% Mobile phone ****61%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****93%** **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 Pazayapalayam? ■ Pazayapalayam · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **961 Working population ****42.0%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 59.9% for women. 64% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 266 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 657 (54%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 106 (9%) · **■** Marginal 178 (15%) 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 Arakonam - Cheri3,076 people - Pudupattu3,023 people - Kilandur2,945 people - Peruvalayam2,899 people - Siruvalayam2,880 people - Meleri2,844 people - Ganapathipuram2,837 people - Parithiputhur2,810 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pazayapalayam?632505 - How far is Pazayapalayam from Vellore?60 km by road - What is the population of Pazayapalayam?2,894 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pazayapalayam in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pazayapalayam?71.2% (Census 2011)