# Periyur Village, Kodaikanal, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/kodaikanal/periyur/ Village · Kodaikanal, Dindigul # Periyur Periyur is a village in Kodaikanal sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624212**. The 2011 Census counted **3,202 people in 863 households**, the 9th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 3,202people (2011) - 863households - 75.6%literacy - 624212PIN code ## Periyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periyur is 624212.** Periyur falls in Kodaikanal sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624212 - Gram panchayatPeriyur - Community development blockKodaikanal - Census village code635438 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periyur from nearby towns? - Kodaikanal (sub-district HQ)70 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)65 km by road - Oddanchatram (nearest town)38 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 Periyur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Periyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Oddanchatram - ○Degree college10+ km · Oddanchatram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dindigul - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Periyur known for? The main crops are **coffee, orange and banana**. About 61% of the 1,725 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Periyur Of every 100 households in Periyur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Periyur · ■ Kodaikanal rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **79% Toilet within the home ****15%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **68% Tap water ****63%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **82% Use banking services ****45%** **46% Television ****81%** **85% Mobile phone ****41%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **79% 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 Periyur? ■ Periyur · ■ Kodaikanal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **955 Working population ****62.2%** **58.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 66.9% for women. 67% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 64 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,575 (79%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 214 (11%) · **■** Marginal 114 (6%) 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 Kodaikanal - Poombarai5,574 people - Vadagounchi4,434 people - Kamanur3,699 people - Adukkam3,665 people - Thandigudi3,123 people - Kilakkuchettipatti3,095 people - Kodaikanal2,831 people - Poolathur2,810 people [All 15 villages in Kodaikanal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/kodaikanal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyur?624212 - How far is Periyur from Dindigul?65 km by road - What is the population of Periyur?3,202 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyur in?Dindigul district (Kodaikanal sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periyur?75.6% (Census 2011)