# Perungudi Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/perungudi/ Village · Madurai South, Madurai # Perungudi Perungudi is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625022**. The 2011 Census counted **9,081 people in 2,397 households**, the 1st largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 9,081people (2011) - 2,397households - 82.0%literacy - 625022PIN code ## Perungudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perungudi is 625022.** Perungudi falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625022 - Gram panchayatPerungudi - Community development blockThiruparankundram - Census village code641035 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perungudi from nearby towns? - Madurai South (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)15 km by road - Avaniapuram (nearest town)3 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 Perungudi? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Perungudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thiruparankundram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Perungudi known for? The main crops are **paddy and jasmine**. About 22% of the 974 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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 Perungudi Of every 100 households in Perungudi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Perungudi · ■ Madurai South rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****53%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **64% Tap water ****92%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **47% Use banking services ****45%** **50% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****69%** **67% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****67%** **77% 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 Perungudi? ■ Perungudi · ■ Madurai South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075** **962 Working population ****45.4%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 75.5% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 233 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 594 (14%) · **■** Household industry 366 (9%) · **■** Other work 2,597 (63%) · **■** Marginal 332 (8%) 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 South - Vadapalanji6,590 people - Valayankulam5,705 people - Chinthamani5,070 people - Thuvariman4,962 people [All 50 villages in Madurai South](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perungudi?625022 - How far is Perungudi from Madurai?15 km by road - What is the population of Perungudi?9,081 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perungudi in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perungudi?82.0% (Census 2011)