# Palamukkal Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/palamukkal/ Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Palamukkal Palamukkal is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604301**. The 2011 Census counted **852 people in 179 households**, the 144th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 852people (2011) - 179households - 67.6%literacy - 604301PIN code ## Palamukkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palamukkal is 604301.** Palamukkal falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604301 - Gram panchayatT.Nallalam - Community development blockMarakkanam - Census village code632665 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palamukkal from nearby towns? - Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)49 km by road - Tindivanam (nearest town)12 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 Palamukkal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Palamukkal; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Endiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tindivanam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 20 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 Palamukkal known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and casuarina**. About 56% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Palamukkal Of every 100 households in Palamukkal in 2011, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palamukkal · ■ Tindivanam rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%** **74% Use banking services ****36%** **40% Television ****80%** **88% Mobile phone ****76%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Palamukkal? ■ Palamukkal · ■ Tindivanam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851** **976 Working population ****48.6%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 57.0% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 55 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (55%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (29%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%) 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 - Mambakkam895 people - Kilgudalur879 people - Atchikadu873 people - Panaiyur865 people - Buderi844 people - Evalur832 people - Melpettai827 people - Kuralur816 people [All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palamukkal?604301 - How far is Palamukkal from Viluppuram?49 km by road - What is the population of Palamukkal?852 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palamukkal in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palamukkal?67.6% (Census 2011)