# Puliyur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/puliyur/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Puliyur Puliyur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606107**. The 2011 Census counted **3,724 people in 847 households**, the 24th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 3,724people (2011) - 847households - 76.9%literacy - 606107PIN code ## Puliyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puliyur is 606107.** Puliyur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606107 - Gram panchayatPuliyur - Community development blockVirudhachalam - Census village code637084 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puliyur from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)80 km by road - Ulundurpettai (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 Puliyur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Puliyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Aladi - ○Degree college10+ km · Periyavadavadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rubanarayananallur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 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 Puliyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, bajra and black gram**. About 52% of the 797 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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 Puliyur Of every 100 households in Puliyur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puliyur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****3%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **79% Use banking services ****41%** **54% Television ****95%** **87% Mobile phone ****71%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **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 Puliyur? ■ Puliyur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **852 Working population ****48.0%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 66.2% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 253 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 646 (36%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (8%) · **■** Marginal 728 (41%) 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 - U.Agaram3,990 people - Karkudal3,926 people - Nallur3,832 people - Erumanur3,733 people - Aladi3,443 people - Nagar3,296 people - Kavanur3,260 people - Sathiyavadi3,096 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puliyur?606107 - How far is Puliyur from Cuddalore?80 km by road - What is the population of Puliyur?3,724 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puliyur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puliyur?76.9% (Census 2011)