# Poraiyur Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/poraiyur/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Poraiyur Poraiyur is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603319**. The 2011 Census counted **1,703 people in 402 households**, the 37th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 1,703people (2011) - 402households - 75.6%literacy - 603319PIN code ## Poraiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poraiyur is 603319.** Poraiyur falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603319 - Gram panchayatPoraiyur - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630223 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poraiyur from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Acharapakkam (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 Poraiyur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Poraiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Melmaruvathur - ○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 - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 10 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 Poraiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 31% of the 483 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Poraiyur Of every 100 households in Poraiyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Poraiyur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **78% Tap water ****95%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **74% Use banking services ****49%** **37% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****75%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****41%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Poraiyur? ■ Poraiyur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773** **935 Working population ****47.4%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 65.5% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (6%) · **■** Marginal 722 (89%) 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 - Chitharkadu1,859 people - Nedumaram1,794 people - Kadugupattu1,765 people - Sengattur1,745 people - Neelamangalam1,609 people - Pondur1,557 people - Periakalakadi1,544 people - Pavunjur1,409 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poraiyur?603319 - How far is Poraiyur from Kancheepuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Poraiyur?1,703 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poraiyur in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poraiyur?75.6% (Census 2011)