# Puliyur Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/puliyur/ Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram # Puliyur Puliyur is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603109**. The 2011 Census counted **1,837 people in 463 households**, the 18th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 1,837people (2011) - 463households - 75.3%literacy - 603109PIN code ## Puliyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puliyur is 603109.** Puliyur falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603109 - Gram panchayatPattikadu - Community development blockTirukalukundram - Census village code629893 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puliyur from nearby towns? - Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)56 km by road - Tirukalukundram (nearest town)6 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 Puliyur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Puliyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 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 Puliyur known for? The main crops are **paddy and watermelon**. About 51% of the 477 hectares of village land is sown, and 241 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 Puliyur Of every 100 households in Puliyur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puliyur · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****12%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **71% Tap water ****64%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **63% Use banking services ****25%** **42% Television ****91%** **89% Mobile phone ****41%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****38%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **88% 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 Puliyur? ■ Puliyur · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035** **955 Working population ****46.1%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 68.8% for women. 58% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 77 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 345 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 345 (41%) · **■** Marginal 77 (9%) 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 Tirukalukundram - Vallipuram2,333 people - Perumaleri2,314 people - Nathamkariamcheri1,911 people - Vazhuvodur1,849 people - Vasavasamudram1,792 people - Kadambady1,774 people - Kunnathur1,713 people - Manapakkam1,687 people [All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puliyur?603109 - How far is Puliyur from Kancheepuram?56 km by road - What is the population of Puliyur?1,837 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puliyur in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puliyur?75.3% (Census 2011)