# Perumalkoil Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam 

# Perumalkoil

Perumalkoil is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609808**. The 2011 Census counted **3,403 people in 809 households**, the 6th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 3,403people (2011)
- 809households
- 83.7%literacy
- 609808PIN code

## Perumalkoil PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Perumalkoil is 609808.** Perumalkoil falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609808
- Gram panchayatPerumalkoil
- Community development blockKuthalam
- Census village code637522

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

## How far is Perumalkoil from nearby towns?

- Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)65 km by road
- Kuthalam (nearest town)6 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 Perumalkoil?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Perumalkoil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Therizhandur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Muvalur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 12 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 Perumalkoil known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and coconut**. Products made here include clay pots. About 57% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Perumalkoil

Of every 100 households in Perumalkoil in 2011, 97 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Perumalkoil · ■ Kuthalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**64%

Tap water ****75%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**68%

Use banking services ****75%**

**47%

Television ****95%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**4%

Own their home ****88%**

**93%

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 Perumalkoil?

■ Perumalkoil · ■ Kuthalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1190**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1142**

**993

Working population ****25.8%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 79.9% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 434 (49%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 327 (37%) · **■** Marginal 41 (5%)

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 Kuthalam

- Komal - East5,261 people
- Madhirimangalam3,959 people
- Villiyanallur3,752 people
- Tiruvalangadu3,461 people
- Konerirajapuram II Bit3,364 people
- Kshetrapalapuram3,317 people
- Vanadirajapuram3,217 people
- Ariyalur3,203 people

[All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Perumalkoil?609808
- How far is Perumalkoil from Nagapattinam?65 km by road
- What is the population of Perumalkoil?3,403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Perumalkoil in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Perumalkoil?83.7% (Census 2011)
