# Palavanatham Village, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/palavanatham/ Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar # Palavanatham Palavanatham is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626004**. The 2011 Census counted **6,826 people in 1,947 households**, the 2nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 6,826people (2011) - 1,947households - 73.0%literacy - 626004PIN code ## Palavanatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palavanatham is 626004.** Palavanatham falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626004 - Gram panchayatPalavanatham - Community development blockAruppukottai - Census village code641624 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palavanatham from nearby towns? - Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)8 km by road - Virudhunagar (nearest town)6 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 Palavanatham? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Palavanatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Virudhunagar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Villipathiri - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Palavanatham known for? The main crops are **cotton, match box and paddy**. About 28% of the 1,838 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Palavanatham Of every 100 households in Palavanatham in 2011, 90 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Palavanatham · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **91% Toilet within the home ****17%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **74% Tap water ****96%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%** **65% Use banking services ****33%** **47% Television ****91%** **86% Mobile phone ****45%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****82%** **84% 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 Palavanatham? ■ Palavanatham · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003** **949 Working population ****50.1%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 64.9% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (8%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,373 (40%) · **■** Marginal 1,680 (49%) 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 Aruppukkottai - Pandalkudi10,751 people - Kanjanaiyakkenpatti5,479 people - Chettikurichi4,958 people - Mandapasalai4,691 people - Poolangal3,909 people [All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palavanatham?626004 - How far is Palavanatham from Virudhunagar?8 km by road - What is the population of Palavanatham?6,826 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palavanatham in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Palavanatham?73.0% (Census 2011)