Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram
# Viralur

Viralur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 603313. The 2011 Census counted 467 people in 118 households, the 151st largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.
- 467 people (2011)
- 118 households
- 63.8% literacy
- 603313 PIN code

## Viralur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Viralur is 603313. Viralur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 603313
- Gram panchayat Viralur
- Community development block Maduranthakam
- Census village code 630096

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Viralur from nearby towns?
- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Edakalinadu (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Viralur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Viralur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Cheyyur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Peruveli
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Cheyyur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Viralur known for?

About 41% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Viralur

Of every 100 households in Viralur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Viralur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 94%
- Toilet within the home 3% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 82%
- Tap water 41% 93%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 20%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 77%
- Use banking services 24% 39%
- Television 93% 89%
- Mobile phone 0% 58%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 9% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 4% 5%
- Own their home 96% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Viralur?

■ Viralur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.8% 72.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1022 996
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1043 959
- Working population 56.3% 51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 56.1% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 26 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Household industry 7 (3%) · ■ Other work 12 (5%) · ■ Marginal 213 (81%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Maduranthakam
- Kodithandalam 508 people
- Chithamur 499 people
- Kozhiyalam 492 people
- Munuthikuppam 477 people
- Eruvakkam 461 people
- Kunnankolathur 456 people
- Sathamai 455 people
- Annangal 454 people

All 188 villages in Maduranthakam

## Other places named Viralur
- Viralur · Village, Iluppur, Pudukkottai · 4,090 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Viralur? 603313
- How far is Viralur from Kancheepuram? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Viralur? 467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Viralur in? Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Viralur? 63.8% (Census 2011)

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