Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Pallagachcheri Pallagachcheri is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606206. The 2011 Census counted 4,858 people in 1,007 households, the 14th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 4,858 people (2011) - 1,007 households - 57.3% literacy - 606206 PIN code ## Pallagachcheri PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Pallagachcheri is 606206. Pallagachcheri falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 606206 - Gram panchayat Pallagachcheri - Community development block Thiyagadurgam - Census village code 633393 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pallagachcheri from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ) 70 km by road - Thiagadurgam (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pallagachcheri? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pallagachcheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Thiyagadurgam - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Thiyagadurgam - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Thiyagadurgam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pallagachcheri known for? The main crops are sugarcane, paddy and cotton. About 67% of the 1,025 hectares of village land is sown, and 474 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pallagachcheri Of every 100 households in Pallagachcheri in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pallagachcheri · ■ Sankarapuram rural average - Electricity for lighting 94% 92% - Toilet within the home 9% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 87% - Tap water 89% 78% - Drinking water within premises 2% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 21% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 77% - Use banking services 44% 49% - Television 81% 76% - Mobile phone 60% 61% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 22% 20% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 6% 10% - Own their home 90% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pallagachcheri? ■ Pallagachcheri · ■ Sankarapuram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.3% 63.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1013 979 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 918 939 - Working population 52.4% 52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.8% for men and 48.0% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 327 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,596 (63%) · ■ Household industry 9 (0%) · ■ Other work 201 (8%) · ■ Marginal 415 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sankarapuram - Pudupalapattu 5,778 people - Devapandalam 5,775 people - La-Gudalur 5,590 people - Soolankurichi 5,070 people - Kaduvanur 4,826 people - Puduppattu 4,792 people - Brahmakundam 4,713 people - Athiyur 4,608 people All 187 villages in Sankarapuram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pallagachcheri? 606206 - How far is Pallagachcheri from Viluppuram? 70 km by road - What is the population of Pallagachcheri? 4,858 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pallagachcheri in? Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pallagachcheri? 57.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/pallagachcheri/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.