# Panchalam Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram 

# Panchalam

Panchalam is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604307**. The 2011 Census counted **1,072 people in 273 households**, the 122nd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 1,072people (2011)
- 273households
- 74.5%literacy
- 604307PIN code

## Panchalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Panchalam is 604307.** Panchalam falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604307
- Gram panchayatPanchalam
- Community development blockOlakkur
- Census village code632569

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

## How far is Panchalam from nearby towns?

- Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)45 km by road
- Tindivanam (nearest town)7 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 Panchalam?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Panchalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tindivanam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tindivanam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tindivanam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Panchalam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 40% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Panchalam

Of every 100 households in Panchalam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Panchalam · ■ Tindivanam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****96%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**74%

Use banking services ****19%**

**40%

Television ****87%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Panchalam?

■ Panchalam · ■ Tindivanam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1144**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1254**

**976

Working population ****52.9%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 66.1% for women. 59% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 456 (80%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (11%) · **■** Marginal 27 (5%)

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

- Padiri1,112 people
- Kurur1,079 people
- Neykuppi1,077 people
- Kilsevur1,075 people
- Ilamangalam1,063 people
- Karuvapakkam1,059 people
- Velangampadi1,040 people
- Thenkulapakkam1,022 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Panchalam?604307
- How far is Panchalam from Viluppuram?45 km by road
- What is the population of Panchalam?1,072 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchalam in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Panchalam?74.5% (Census 2011)