# Peralaiyur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/peralaiyur/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Peralaiyur Peralaiyur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,364 people in 336 households**, the 97th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,364people (2011) - 336households - 72.2%literacy - 606110PIN code ## Peralaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Peralaiyur is 606110.** Peralaiyur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606110 - Gram panchayatPeralaiyur - Community development blockVirudhachalam - Census village code637188 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Peralaiyur from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)69 km by road - Virudhachalam (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 Peralaiyur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Peralaiyur; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Karuveppilankurichi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Virudhachalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 24 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 Peralaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 60% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Peralaiyur Of every 100 households in Peralaiyur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Peralaiyur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****26%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **79% Use banking services ****60%** **54% Television ****98%** **87% Mobile phone ****61%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **96% 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 Peralaiyur? ■ Peralaiyur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **852 Working population ****55.8%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 62.1% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 234 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 335 (44%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 102 (13%) · **■** Marginal 87 (11%) 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 Virudhachalam - Keenanur1,445 people - Mudappuli1,445 people - Ka.Elamangalam1,439 people - Tiruppayur1,372 people - Pinjanur1,360 people - Valliyam1,360 people - Chitterikuppam1,352 people - Varambanur1,351 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peralaiyur?606110 - How far is Peralaiyur from Cuddalore?69 km by road - What is the population of Peralaiyur?1,364 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peralaiyur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Peralaiyur?72.2% (Census 2011)