# Periyakattalai Village, Peraiyur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Peraiyur, Madurai 

# Periyakattalai

Periyakattalai is a village in Peraiyur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625527**. The 2011 Census counted **1,609 people in 421 households**, the 40th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 1,609people (2011)
- 421households
- 71.7%literacy
- 625527PIN code

## Periyakattalai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Periyakattalai is 625527.** Periyakattalai falls in Peraiyur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625527
- Gram panchayatPeriyakattalai
- Community development blockSedapatti
- Census village code640857

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

## How far is Periyakattalai from nearby towns?

- Peraiyur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)55 km by road
- Usilampatti (nearest town)15 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 Periyakattalai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Periyakattalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sedapatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Usilampatti
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mangalaseru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Periyakattalai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, cotton and maize**. About 28% of the 785 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Periyakattalai

Of every 100 households in Periyakattalai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Periyakattalai · ■ Peraiyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**84%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**78%

Use banking services ****35%**

**44%

Television ****78%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Periyakattalai?

■ Periyakattalai · ■ Peraiyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**912

Working population ****59.7%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 59.7% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 239 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (27%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 220 (23%) · **■** Marginal 232 (24%)

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

- Kuppalnatham1,925 people
- E. Kottaipatti1,885 people
- Karaikeni1,718 people
- Vittilpatti1,641 people
- Kadaneri1,447 people
- Vaiyur1,402 people
- Kilangulam1,377 people
- Sembarani1,353 people

[All 70 villages in Peraiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Periyakattalai?625527
- How far is Periyakattalai from Madurai?55 km by road
- What is the population of Periyakattalai?1,609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Periyakattalai in?Madurai district (Peraiyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Periyakattalai?71.7% (Census 2011)