# Perunthottam I Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/perunthottam-i/ Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam # Perunthottam I Perunthottam I is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609106**. The 2011 Census counted **2,143 people in 517 households**, the 54th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 2,143people (2011) - 517households - 79.5%literacy - 609106PIN code ## Perunthottam I PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perunthottam I is 609106.** Perunthottam I falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609106 - Gram panchayatPerunthottam - Community development blockSirkali - Census village code637415 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perunthottam I from nearby towns? - Sirkali (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)50 km by road - Sirkali (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 Perunthottam I? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Perunthottam I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruvengadu - ○Degree college10+ km · Sirkali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaitheeswaran Koil - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Perunthottam I known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 608 hectares of village land is sown, and 267 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 Perunthottam I Of every 100 households in Perunthottam I in 2011, 85 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Perunthottam I · ■ Sirkali rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **93% Toilet within the home ****15%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **66% Tap water ****66%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **71% Use banking services ****69%** **43% Television ****90%** **90% Mobile phone ****67%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Perunthottam I? ■ Perunthottam I · ■ Sirkali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **948 Working population ****47.5%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 74.2% for women. 57% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (13%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 191 (19%) · **■** Marginal 660 (65%) 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 Sirkali - Agaraperunthottam2,231 people - Vadarengam2,225 people - Kondathur2,197 people - Natham2,176 people - Pagasalai2,086 people - Nemmeli2,061 people - Pachaiperumanallur2,043 people - Valluvakudi1,981 people [All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perunthottam I?609106 - How far is Perunthottam I from Nagapattinam?50 km by road - What is the population of Perunthottam I?2,143 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perunthottam I in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perunthottam I?79.5% (Census 2011)