# Perakkur Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Madurai North, Madurai 

# Perakkur

Perakkur is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625107**. The 2011 Census counted **144 people in 38 households**, the 115th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 144people (2011)
- 38households
- 60.6%literacy
- 625107PIN code

## Perakkur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Perakkur is 625107.** Perakkur falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625107
- Gram panchayatElangiyendal
- Community development blockMadurai East
- Census village code640647

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

## How far is Perakkur from nearby towns?

- Madurai North (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)22 km by road
- Melur (nearest town)12 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 Perakkur?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Panaikulam
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Othakadai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Melur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajakur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Perakkur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 34% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Perakkur

Of every 100 households in Perakkur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Perakkur · ■ Madurai North rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**64%

Tap water ****84%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**63%

Use banking services ****22%**

**46%

Television ****73%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****89%**

**81%

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 Perakkur?

■ Perakkur · ■ Madurai North rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****308**

**936

Working population ****54.2%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 45.0% for women. 51% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 71 (91%) · **■** Other work 7 (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 Madurai North

- Nattarmangalam203 people
- Pattakkurichchi202 people
- Kathavanendal176 people
- Varaganeri152 people
- Pulangulam130 people
- Sambakulam128 people
- Ilandaikkulam102 people
- S.Nedungulam48 people

[All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Perakkur?625107
- How far is Perakkur from Madurai?22 km by road
- What is the population of Perakkur?144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Perakkur in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Perakkur?60.6% (Census 2011)