# Palayakrishnapuram Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/palayakrishnapuram/ Village · Katpadi, Vellore # Palayakrishnapuram Palayakrishnapuram is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632209**. The 2011 Census counted **4,948 people in 1,192 households**, the 10th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 4,948people (2011) - 1,192households - 83.7%literacy - 632209PIN code ## Palayakrishnapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palayakrishnapuram is 632209.** Palayakrishnapuram falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632209 - Gram panchayatPazhayakrishnapuram - Community development blockK.V. Kuppam - Census village code630430 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palayakrishnapuram from nearby towns? - Katpadi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)30 km by road - Gudiyatham (nearest town)10 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 Palayakrishnapuram? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Palayakrishnapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kilvaithinankuppam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gudiyatham - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gudiyatham - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Palayakrishnapuram known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 51% of the 282 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Palayakrishnapuram Of every 100 households in Palayakrishnapuram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Palayakrishnapuram · ■ Katpadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****58%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **72% Tap water ****51%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **61% Use banking services ****52%** **38% Television ****93%** **91% Mobile phone ****65%** **60% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****84%** **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 Palayakrishnapuram? ■ Palayakrishnapuram · ■ Katpadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826** **967 Working population ****41.2%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 77.2% for women. 56% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 394 (19%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 987 (48%) · **■** Marginal 543 (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 Katpadi - Vandaranthangal6,946 people - Melpadi5,767 people - Karigiri5,185 people - Kavanur5,091 people - Jaffrapet4,927 people - Chenji4,726 people - Mahimandalam4,570 people - Melmoil4,542 people [All 100 villages in Katpadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palayakrishnapuram?632209 - How far is Palayakrishnapuram from Vellore?30 km by road - What is the population of Palayakrishnapuram?4,948 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palayakrishnapuram in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palayakrishnapuram?83.7% (Census 2011)