# Perundurai Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/perundurai/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Perundurai Perundurai is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,577 people in 404 households**, the 86th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,577people (2011) - 404households - 74.8%literacy - 606103PIN code ## Perundurai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perundurai is 606103.** Perundurai falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606103 - Gram panchayatPerundurai - Community development blockKammapuram - Census village code637216 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perundurai from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)72 km by road - Srimushnam (nearest town)7 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 Perundurai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Perundurai; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school5–10 km · Kammapuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Srimushnam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Velayamadevi Kilpathi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Perundurai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 77% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Perundurai Of every 100 households in Perundurai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Perundurai · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****3%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **83% Tap water ****94%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **79% Use banking services ****25%** **54% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****52%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **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 Perundurai? ■ Perundurai · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861** **852 Working population ****61.5%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 65.0% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 457 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (8%) · **■** Marginal 419 (43%) 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 - Sathukudal1,652 people - Kattuparur1,630 people - Veppankurichi1,624 people - Melpathi1,587 people - Maligaimedu1,555 people - Niramani1,540 people - Ponneri1,489 people - Ilangiyanur1,463 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perundurai?606103 - How far is Perundurai from Cuddalore?72 km by road - What is the population of Perundurai?1,577 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perundurai in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perundurai?74.8% (Census 2011)