# Palaiyam Village, Arcot, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Arcot, Vellore 

# Palaiyam

Palaiyam is a village in Arcot sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632512**. The 2011 Census counted **783 people in 226 households**, the 62nd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 783people (2011)
- 226households
- 81.3%literacy
- 632512PIN code

## Palaiyam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palaiyam is 632512.** Palaiyam falls in Arcot sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632512
- Gram panchayatPalayam
- Community development blockTimiri
- Census village code630742

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

## How far is Palaiyam from nearby towns?

- Arcot (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)36 km by road
- Timiri (nearest town)6 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 Palaiyam?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Palaiyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Timiri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vilapakkam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sathur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Palaiyam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 23% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Palaiyam

Of every 100 households in Palaiyam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palaiyam · ■ Arcot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**85%

Tap water ****99%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**76%

Use banking services ****81%**

**30%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**21%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Palaiyam?

■ Palaiyam · ■ Arcot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**930

Working population ****47.5%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 73.4% for women. 61% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (19%) · **■** Other work 126 (34%) · **■** Marginal 124 (33%)

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 Arcot

- Vanakambadi857 people
- Saravanthangal848 people
- Donimedu845 people
- Gundaleri790 people
- Sennaleri778 people
- Karivedu762 people
- Punnappadi756 people
- Athiyanam742 people

[All 98 villages in Arcot](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palaiyam?632512
- How far is Palaiyam from Vellore?36 km by road
- What is the population of Palaiyam?783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palaiyam in?Vellore district (Arcot sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Palaiyam?81.3% (Census 2011)