# Perampattu Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/perampattu/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Perampattu Perampattu is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608002**. The 2011 Census counted **3,106 people in 749 households**, the 24th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 3,106people (2011) - 749households - 74.6%literacy - 608002PIN code ## Perampattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perampattu is 608002.** Perampattu falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608002 - Gram panchayatPerampattu - Community development blockKomaratchi - Census village code636892 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perampattu from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)55 km by road - Annamalai Nagar (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 Perampattu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Perampattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vallampadugai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Perampattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 44% of the 364 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Perampattu Of every 100 households in Perampattu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Perampattu · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****14%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **69% Tap water ****55%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **70% Use banking services ****21%** **44% Television ****96%** **89% Mobile phone ****46%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **93% 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 Perampattu? ■ Perampattu · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1112** **899 Working population ****45.9%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 65.1% for women. 65% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 196 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 437 (31%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 316 (22%) · **■** Marginal 467 (33%) 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 Chidambaram - Velangippattu3,324 people - Kezhanuvampattu3,269 people - Thalaikulam3,206 people - B.Mutlur3,126 people - B.Adhivaraganallur2,894 people - Kovilampundi2,740 people - Budararayanpettai2,717 people - Sivapuri2,706 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perampattu?608002 - How far is Perampattu from Cuddalore?55 km by road - What is the population of Perampattu?3,106 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perampattu in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perampattu?74.6% (Census 2011)