# Palakuppam Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram 

# Palakuppam

Palakuppam is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,610 people in 376 households**, the 72nd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 1,610people (2011)
- 376households
- 82.8%literacy
- 604001PIN code

## Palakuppam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Palakuppam is 604001.** Palakuppam falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604001
- Gram panchayatPalakuppam
- Community development blockMailam
- Census village code632608

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

## How far is Palakuppam from nearby towns?

- Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)31 km by road
- Tindivanam (nearest town)3 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 Palakuppam?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Palakuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Tindivanam
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tindivanam
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Tindivanam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 9 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 Palakuppam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 38% of the 427 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Palakuppam

Of every 100 households in Palakuppam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palakuppam · ■ Tindivanam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**83%

Tap water ****93%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**74%

Use banking services ****9%**

**40%

Television ****99%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Palakuppam?

■ Palakuppam · ■ Tindivanam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****691**

**976

Working population ****41.0%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 76.5% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 222 (34%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (16%) · **■** Marginal 312 (47%)

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 Tindivanam

- Asur1,716 people
- Seyyankuppam1,700 people
- Kilsithamur1,669 people
- Melpakkam1,652 people
- Kolliyankunam1,577 people
- Tennalapakkam1,569 people
- Kilsiviri1,491 people
- Annamputhur1,480 people

[All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Palakuppam?604001
- How far is Palakuppam from Viluppuram?31 km by road
- What is the population of Palakuppam?1,610 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palakuppam in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Palakuppam?82.8% (Census 2011)