Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore
# Periya Nerkunam

Periya Nerkunam is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 608704. The 2011 Census counted 1,407 people in 388 households, the 87th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.
- 1,407 people (2011)
- 388 households
- 71.6% literacy
- 608704 PIN code

## Periya Nerkunam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Periya Nerkunam is 608704. Periya Nerkunam falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 608704
- Gram panchayat Periya Nerkunam
- Community development block Bhuvanagiri
- Census village code 636774

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Periya Nerkunam from nearby towns?
- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ) 55 km by road
- Sethiathoppu (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Periya Nerkunam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Periya Nerkunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sethiathoppu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mutlur
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Sethiathoppu
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Periya Nerkunam known for?

The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and black gram. About 73% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Periya Nerkunam

Of every 100 households in Periya Nerkunam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Periya Nerkunam · ■ Chidambaram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 94%
- Toilet within the home 10% 29%
- No toilet (open defecation) 90% 69%
- Tap water 98% 62%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 27%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 29%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 70%
- Use banking services 58% 44%
- Television 91% 89%
- Mobile phone 75% 63%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 17% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 5% 5%
- Own their home 99% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Periya Nerkunam?

■ Periya Nerkunam · ■ Chidambaram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.6% 78.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 982 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 829 899
- Working population 40.5% 48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 60.1% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 223 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 123 (22%) · ■ Other work 68 (12%) · ■ Marginal 156 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chidambaram
- Agaranallur 1,471 people
- Varagur 1,470 people
- Saliyanthoppu 1,421 people
- Melmungilladi 1,411 people
- Kulappadi 1,404 people
- Sethiyur 1,403 people
- Radhavilagam 1,387 people
- Orathur 1,363 people

All 174 villages in Chidambaram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Periya Nerkunam? 608704
- How far is Periya Nerkunam from Cuddalore? 55 km by road
- What is the population of Periya Nerkunam? 1,407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Periya Nerkunam in? Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Periya Nerkunam? 71.6% (Census 2011)

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