# Saptur Village, Peraiyur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/saptur/ Village · Peraiyur, Madurai # Saptur Saptur is a village in Peraiyur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625705**. The 2011 Census counted **7,170 people in 1,922 households**, the 3rd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 7,170people (2011) - 1,922households - 66.5%literacy - 625705PIN code ## Saptur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saptur is 625705.** Saptur falls in Peraiyur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625705 - Gram panchayatSaptur - Community development blockSedapatti - Census village code640878 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saptur from nearby towns? - Peraiyur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)60 km by road - Peraiyur (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 Saptur? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Saptur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kavundanpatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mangalaseru - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Saptur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and mango**. Products made here include bricks, ice and sweets. About 6% of the 20,901 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Saptur Of every 100 households in Saptur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Saptur · ■ Peraiyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****10%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **84% Tap water ****98%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **78% Use banking services ****41%** **44% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****43%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **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 Saptur? ■ Saptur · ■ Peraiyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **912 Working population ****53.4%** **58.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 58.6% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 110 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,687 (44%) · **■** Household industry 67 (2%) · **■** Other work 739 (19%) · **■** Marginal 1,225 (32%) 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 - Mallapuram8,409 people - Thullukkuttinayakkanur7,595 people - Vandari6,377 people - Attipatti6,098 people - Sandaiyur5,616 people - Silaimalaipatti5,512 people [All 70 villages in Peraiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saptur?625705 - How far is Saptur from Madurai?60 km by road - What is the population of Saptur?7,170 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saptur in?Madurai district (Peraiyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Saptur?66.5% (Census 2011)