# Palampoondi Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/palampoondi/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Palampoondi Palampoondi is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604204**. The 2011 Census counted **694 people in 167 households**, the 193rd largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 694people (2011) - 167households - 69.2%literacy - 604204PIN code ## Palampoondi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palampoondi is 604204.** Palampoondi falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604204 - Gram panchayatParaiyantangal - Community development blockMelmalayanur - Census village code632292 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palampoondi from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)66 km by road - Chetpet (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 Palampoondi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Palampoondi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Melmalaiyanur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pinnanur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Avalurpettai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Palampoondi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 67% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Palampoondi Of every 100 households in Palampoondi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palampoondi · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****80%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%** **82% Use banking services ****18%** **45% Television ****92%** **85% Mobile phone ****83%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Palampoondi? ■ Palampoondi · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **931 Working population ****55.2%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 58.5% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 91 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (48%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (11%) · **■** Marginal 63 (16%) 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 Gingee - Kadagampundi723 people - Nandipuram711 people - Chitteri709 people - Samathankuppam709 people - Pinnanur682 people - Panappakkam672 people - Anjancheri670 people - Sattaputhur663 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palampoondi?604204 - How far is Palampoondi from Viluppuram?66 km by road - What is the population of Palampoondi?694 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palampoondi in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palampoondi?69.2% (Census 2011)