# Perambalur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Perambalur

Perambalur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,233 people in 327 households**, the 118th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 1,233people (2011)
- 327households
- 60.9%literacy
- 606302PIN code

## Perambalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Perambalur is 606302.** Perambalur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606302
- Gram panchayatPerambalur
- Community development blockVirudhachalam
- Census village code637152

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

## How far is Perambalur from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)71 km by road
- Virudhachalam (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 Perambalur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Perambalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Virudhachalam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Perambalur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and black gram**. About 60% of the 400 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Perambalur

Of every 100 households in Perambalur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Perambalur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**83%

Tap water ****91%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**79%

Use banking services ****24%**

**54%

Television ****98%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Perambalur?

■ Perambalur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**852

Working population ****39.3%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 51.3% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 154 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (61%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

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

- Mannampadi1,250 people
- Karuveppilankurichi1,244 people
- Adiyur1,238 people
- Irusalakuppam1,236 people
- Visalur1,231 people
- Sembalakkurichi1,206 people
- Padukalanatham1,165 people
- Kokothanur1,153 people

[All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Perambalur?606302
- How far is Perambalur from Cuddalore?71 km by road
- What is the population of Perambalur?1,233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Perambalur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Perambalur?60.9% (Census 2011)
