# Peruncheri Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/peruncheri/ Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam # Peruncheri Peruncheri is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609404**. The 2011 Census counted **3,175 people in 804 households**, the 11th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 3,175people (2011) - 804households - 85.4%literacy - 609404PIN code ## Peruncheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Peruncheri is 609404.** Peruncheri falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609404 - Gram panchayatPeruncheri - Community development blockKuthalam - Census village code637528 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Peruncheri from nearby towns? - Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)55 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)8 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 Peruncheri? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Peruncheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 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, 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 Peruncheri known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and pulses**. Products made here include clay pots and wood products. About 82% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 320 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 Peruncheri Of every 100 households in Peruncheri in 2011, 88 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Peruncheri · ■ Kuthalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **93% Toilet within the home ****41%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **64% Tap water ****95%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **68% Use banking services ****43%** **47% Television ****94%** **91% Mobile phone ****56%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****92%** **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 Peruncheri? ■ Peruncheri · ■ Kuthalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **993 Working population ****38.9%** **41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 80.6% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 734 (59%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 365 (30%) · **■** Marginal 40 (3%) 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 - Konerirajapuram II Bit3,364 people - Kshetrapalapuram3,317 people - Vanadirajapuram3,217 people - Ariyalur3,203 people - Thirumannancheri3,159 people - Komal - West2,952 people - Manganallur2,943 people - Therizhandur2,816 people [All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peruncheri?609404 - How far is Peruncheri from Nagapattinam?55 km by road - What is the population of Peruncheri?3,175 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peruncheri in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Peruncheri?85.4% (Census 2011)