# Parasalur Village, Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/parasalur/ Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam # Parasalur Parasalur is a village in Tharangambadi sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609309**. The 2011 Census counted **6,931 people in 1,805 households**, the 1st largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 6,931people (2011) - 1,805households - 89.9%literacy - 609309PIN code ## Parasalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parasalur is 609309.** Parasalur falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609309 - Gram panchayatParasalur - Community development blockSembanarkoil - Census village code637580 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parasalur from nearby towns? - Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)46 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (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 Parasalur? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Parasalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mannampandal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Parasalur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. Products made here include bricks. About 58% of the 598 hectares of village land is sown, and 342 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 Parasalur Of every 100 households in Parasalur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Parasalur · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****57%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **63% Tap water ****84%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **66% Use banking services ****50%** **48% Television ****89%** **90% Mobile phone ****72%** **62% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****80%** **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 Parasalur? ■ Parasalur · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **963 Working population ****42.2%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.3% for men and 85.6% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 222 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,323 (45%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,250 (43%) · **■** Marginal 92 (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 Tharangambadi - Thirukkalacheri6,594 people - Thirukkadaiyur6,244 people - Ilaiyalur5,883 people - Manikkapangu5,685 people [All 67 villages in Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parasalur?609309 - How far is Parasalur from Nagapattinam?46 km by road - What is the population of Parasalur?6,931 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parasalur in?Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Parasalur?89.9% (Census 2011)