# Palangunam Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/palangunam/ Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram # Palangunam Palangunam is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607202**. The 2011 Census counted **671 people in 115 households**, the 154th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 671people (2011) - 115households - 49.5%literacy - 607202PIN code ## Palangunam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palangunam is 607202.** Palangunam falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607202 - Gram panchayatPinnalavadi - Community development blockUlundurpettai - Census village code633674 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palangunam from nearby towns? - Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)65 km by road - Ulundurpettai (nearest town)20 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 Palangunam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Palangunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pidagam - ○Degree college10+ km · Sengurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ulundurpettai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Palangunam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and black gram**. About 42% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Palangunam Of every 100 households in Palangunam in 2011, 78 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palangunam · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **93% Toilet within the home ****0%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **90% Tap water ****45%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **82% Use banking services ****37%** **40% Television ****86%** **80% Mobile phone ****69%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **9% Own their home ****100%** **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 Palangunam? ■ Palangunam · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794** **934 Working population ****54.1%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.0% for men and 43.0% for women. 57% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 38 (10%) · **■** Marginal 281 (77%) 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 Ulundurpettai - Edalavadi686 people - Edaikkal684 people - Siruvathur681 people - Sirulapattu678 people - Odaiyanandal656 people - A.Kurumbur647 people - Semangalam606 people - Parameswari Mangalam583 people [All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palangunam?607202 - How far is Palangunam from Viluppuram?65 km by road - What is the population of Palangunam?671 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palangunam in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palangunam?49.5% (Census 2011)