# Perumathur Village, Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore 

# Perumathur

Perumathur is a village in Kurinjipadi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607801**. The 2011 Census counted **2,138 people in 519 households**, the 28th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 2,138people (2011)
- 519households
- 79.6%literacy
- 607801PIN code

## Perumathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Perumathur is 607801.** Perumathur falls in Kurinjipadi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code607801
- Gram panchayatPerumathur
- Community development blockKurinjipadi
- Census village code636695

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Perumathur from nearby towns?

- Kurinjipadi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)40 km by road
- Vadalur (nearest town)8 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 Perumathur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Perumathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Neyveli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Neyveli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadalur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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.

## Homes and amenities in Perumathur

Of every 100 households in Perumathur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Perumathur · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**70%

Use banking services ****46%**

**43%

Television ****92%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

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 Perumathur?

■ Perumathur · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**876

Working population ****43.7%**

**46.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 71.6% for women. 55% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 443 (47%) · **■** Marginal 489 (52%)

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 Kurinjipadi

- Anukkambattu2,336 people
- Thambipalayam2,280 people
- Ayikuppam2,209 people
- Maruvay2,159 people
- Madanagopalapuram2,063 people
- Arangamangalam1,641 people
- Kolakkudi1,635 people
- Annadanampettai1,599 people

[All 53 villages in Kurinjipadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Perumathur?607801
- How far is Perumathur from Cuddalore?40 km by road
- What is the population of Perumathur?2,138 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Perumathur in?Cuddalore district (Kurinjipadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Perumathur?79.6% (Census 2011)