# Pinjanur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/pinjanur/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Pinjanur Pinjanur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606104**. The 2011 Census counted **1,360 people in 338 households**, the 98th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,360people (2011) - 338households - 62.4%literacy - 606104PIN code ## Pinjanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pinjanur is 606104.** Pinjanur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606104 - Gram panchayatPinjanur - Community development blockNallur - Census village code637098 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pinjanur from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)81 km by road - Mangalampet (nearest town)12 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 Pinjanur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Pinjanur; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Periyavadavadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ulundurpettai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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. ## What is Pinjanur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and black gram**. About 48% of the 736 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Pinjanur Of every 100 households in Pinjanur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pinjanur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****0%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **83% Tap water ****96%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **79% Use banking services ****42%** **54% Television ****92%** **87% Mobile phone ****84%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Pinjanur? ■ Pinjanur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054** **852 Working population ****58.2%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 39.4% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 244 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 493 (62%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (5%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%) 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 - Mudappuli1,445 people - Ka.Elamangalam1,439 people - Tiruppayur1,372 people - Peralaiyur1,364 people - Valliyam1,360 people - Chitterikuppam1,352 people - Varambanur1,351 people - Mummudicholagan1,334 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pinjanur?606104 - How far is Pinjanur from Cuddalore?81 km by road - What is the population of Pinjanur?1,360 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pinjanur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pinjanur?62.4% (Census 2011)