# Appakkarai Village, Peraiyur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/appakkarai/ Village · Peraiyur, Madurai # Appakkarai Appakkarai is a village in Peraiyur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625704**. The 2011 Census counted **2,159 people in 626 households**, the 32nd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 2,159people (2011) - 626households - 77.6%literacy - 625704PIN code ## Appakkarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Appakkarai is 625704.** Appakkarai falls in Peraiyur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625704 - Gram panchayatAppakkarai , A.Thottiyapatti - Community development blockT. Kallupatti - Census village code640886 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Appakkarai from nearby towns? - Peraiyur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)30 km by road - T.Kallupatti (nearest town)10 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 Appakkarai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Appakkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kavundanpatti - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kavundanpatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · T.Kallupatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 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 Appakkarai known for? The main crops are **maize, cotton and whole green gram**. About 54% of the 758 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Appakkarai Of every 100 households in Appakkarai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Appakkarai · ■ Peraiyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **92% Toilet within the home ****20%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **84% Tap water ****99%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **78% Use banking services ****50%** **44% Television ****92%** **86% Mobile phone ****54%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****88%** **90% 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 Appakkarai? ■ Appakkarai · ■ Peraiyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936** **912 Working population ****50.4%** **58.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 66.1% for women. 53% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (20%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 296 (27%) · **■** Marginal 539 (49%) 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 Peraiyur - Kalappanpatti2,282 people - Lakshmipuram2,274 people - Subbalapuram2,215 people - Adikaripatti2,210 people - Kudippatti2,122 people - Nallamaran2,040 people - Vairavi Ammapatti1,991 people - Kuppalnatham1,925 people [All 70 villages in Peraiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Appakkarai?625704 - How far is Appakkarai from Madurai?30 km by road - What is the population of Appakkarai?2,159 (Census 2011) - Which district is Appakkarai in?Madurai district (Peraiyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Appakkarai?77.6% (Census 2011)