Geographic Location of Palankottai

The village Palankottai is located in Tiruvengadam Taluk of Tenkasi District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Palankottai Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kuruvikulam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kalugumalai, which is about 2 kilometers away from Palankottai.

Travel and Communication for Palankottai

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Palankottai,
Tenkasi,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 628552

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Palankottai

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A brief summary of available data for Palankottai is given below:

Social Structure of Palankottai

As per available data from the year 2009, 7915 persons live in 2201 house holds in the village Palankottai. There are 4015 female individuals and 3900 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.73% and males constitute 49.27% of the total population.

There are 5682 scheduled castes persons of which 2920 are females and 2762 are males. Females constitute 51.39% and males constitute 48.61% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 71.79% of the total population.

Population density of Palankottai is 401.98 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Palankottai

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Total area of Palankottai is 1969 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 504.92 ha. About 183.07 ha is un-irrigated area. About 321.85 ha is irrigated area. About 165.6 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 156.25 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 348.5 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 252.76 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 0.1 ha is culturable waste land. About 852.84 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 9.88 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Palankottai

There are 13 government pre-primary schools in the village Palankottai.

There are 3 government primary schools. Additionally, there are 6 private primary schools in the village Palankottai.

There is a government middle school. Additionally, there is a private middle school in the village Palankottai.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kalugumalai, which is less than 5 kms away from Palankottai.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kalugumalai, which is less than 5 kms away from Palankottai.

Colleges in Palankottai

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Melaneelidanallur, which is 5-10 kms away from Palankottai.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Kovilpatti, which is more than 10 kms away from Palankottai.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Tirunelveli, which is more than 10 kms away from Palankottai.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Puliyankudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Palankottai.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Melaneelidanallur, which is more than 10 kms away from Palankottai.

Other Educational Facilities in Palankottai

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Kuruvikulam(south), which is 5-10 kms away from Palankottai.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Palankottai.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Puliyankudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Palankottai.

Healthcare Facilities in Palankottai

There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Palankottai.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Palankottai.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Palankottai.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Palankottai.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 kms away from Palankottai.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Palankottai.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Palankottai.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Palankottai.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Palankottai.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Palankottai or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Palankottai.

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