# Periyakuthagai Village, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/periyakuthagai/ Village · Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam # Periyakuthagai Periyakuthagai is a village in Vedaranyam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614809**. The 2011 Census counted **2,531 people in 638 households**, the 29th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 2,531people (2011) - 638households - 90.7%literacy - 614809PIN code ## Periyakuthagai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periyakuthagai is 614809.** Periyakuthagai falls in Vedaranyam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614809 - Gram panchayatPeriyakuthagai - Community development blockVedaranyam - Census village code637829 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periyakuthagai from nearby towns? - Vedaranyam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)42 km by road - Vedaranyam (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 Periyakuthagai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Periyakuthagai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●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 · Pushpavanam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallimedu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vedaranyam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 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)18 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 Periyakuthagai known for? The main crops are **mango, cashew and coconut**. About 70% of the 615 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Periyakuthagai Of every 100 households in Periyakuthagai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Periyakuthagai · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **87% Toilet within the home ****38%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **75% Tap water ****6%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **84% Use banking services ****59%** **58% Television ****92%** **87% Mobile phone ****76%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Periyakuthagai? ■ Periyakuthagai · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.7%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **929 Working population ****37.0%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.3% for men and 85.4% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 405 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 164 (18%) · **■** Marginal 90 (10%) 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 Vedaranyam - Pachanathikulam Middle3,115 people - Kodiakkadu3,085 people - Panchanathikulam West2,833 people - Thagattur Subramanyakadu2,768 people - Pannal2,523 people - Neivilakku2,313 people - Umbalacheri2,253 people - Thagattur Pethachikadu2,164 people [All 51 villages in Vedaranyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyakuthagai?614809 - How far is Periyakuthagai from Nagapattinam?42 km by road - What is the population of Periyakuthagai?2,531 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyakuthagai in?Nagapattinam district (Vedaranyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periyakuthagai?90.7% (Census 2011)