# Perumugai Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/perumugai/ Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode # Perumugai Perumugai is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638505**. The 2011 Census counted **8,314 people in 2,651 households**, the 2nd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%. - 8,314people (2011) - 2,651households - 59.7%literacy - 638505PIN code ## Perumugai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perumugai is 638505.** Perumugai falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638505 - Gram panchayatPerumugai - Community development blockThookanaickenpalayam - Census village code634904 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perumugai from nearby towns? - Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Erode (district HQ)55 km by road - Athani (nearest town)5 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 Perumugai? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Perumugai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 10 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Lakkampatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Punjaithuraipalayam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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)22 h summer · 22 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 Perumugai known for? The main crops are **turmeric, paddy and banana**. About 70% of the 1,916 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,339 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 Perumugai Of every 100 households in Perumugai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Perumugai · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****39%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **54% Tap water ****70%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **50% Use banking services ****51%** **53% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****55%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****37%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****87%** **87% 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 Perumugai? ■ Perumugai · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%** **65.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997** **959 Working population ****61.2%** **61.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.4% for men and 52.1% for women. 68% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 973 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,068 (60%) · **■** Household industry 59 (1%) · **■** Other work 915 (18%) · **■** Marginal 71 (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 Gobichettipalayam - Kalingiyam9,722 people - Siruvalur7,923 people - Karattupalayam7,835 people - Modachur7,666 people - Punjaithuraipalayam7,568 people [All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perumugai?638505 - How far is Perumugai from Erode?55 km by road - What is the population of Perumugai?8,314 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perumugai in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perumugai?59.7% (Census 2011)