# Perungalur Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/perungalur/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Perungalur Perungalur is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608305**. The 2011 Census counted **885 people in 245 households**, the 130th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 885people (2011) - 245households - 81.5%literacy - 608305PIN code ## Perungalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perungalur is 608305.** Perungalur falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608305 - Gram panchayatPerungalur - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636900 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perungalur from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)51 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)11 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 Perungalur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Perungalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 schoolunder 5 km · T.Neduncheri - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chidambaram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Perungalur known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 88% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Perungalur Of every 100 households in Perungalur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Perungalur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **69% Tap water ****3%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **70% Use banking services ****52%** **44% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****42%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **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 Perungalur? ■ Perungalur · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1257** **899 Working population ****45.9%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 73.2% for women. 51% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 389 (96%) 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 - Sivayam911 people - Edayanpalacheri902 people - Thathampettai901 people - Palavattunnan895 people - Devangudi882 people - Kumaramangalam876 people - C.Vakkaramari833 people - Palayancherthangudi826 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perungalur?608305 - How far is Perungalur from Cuddalore?51 km by road - What is the population of Perungalur?885 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perungalur in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perungalur?81.5% (Census 2011)