# Perukkaranai Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Perukkaranai

Perukkaranai is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603309**. The 2011 Census counted **2,366 people in 586 households**, the 21st largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 2,366people (2011)
- 586households
- 71.1%literacy
- 603309PIN code

## Perukkaranai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Perukkaranai is 603309.** Perukkaranai falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603309
- Gram panchayatPerukkaranai, Puthur
- Community development blockChithamur
- Census village code630231

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Perukkaranai from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)82 km by road
- Acharapakkam (nearest town)10 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 Perukkaranai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Perukkaranai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kayapakkam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Peruveli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 12 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 Perukkaranai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sesame seeds and mango**. Products made here include clay pots. About 54% of the 870 hectares of village land is sown, and 470 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 Perukkaranai

Of every 100 households in Perukkaranai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Perukkaranai · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****96%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**74%

Use banking services ****53%**

**37%

Television ****86%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

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 Perukkaranai?

■ Perukkaranai · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**935

Working population ****60.0%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 60.2% for women. 67% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,108 (78%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (10%) · **■** Marginal 12 (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 Cheyyur

- Indalur2,632 people
- Akkinambattu2,553 people
- Vedal2,472 people
- Perumbakkam2,448 people
- Ammanur2,334 people
- Nerkunampattu2,243 people
- Polambakkam2,242 people
- Poongunam2,212 people

[All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Perukkaranai?603309
- How far is Perukkaranai from Kancheepuram?82 km by road
- What is the population of Perukkaranai?2,366 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Perukkaranai in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Perukkaranai?71.1% (Census 2011)