# Perunkurichi Village, Paramathi-Velur, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/perunkurichi/ Village · Paramathi-Velur, Namakkal # Perunkurichi Perunkurichi is a village in Paramathi-Velur sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,518 people in 481 households**, the 40th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 1,518people (2011) - 481households - 72.3%literacy - 637201PIN code ## Perunkurichi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perunkurichi is 637201.** Perunkurichi falls in Paramathi-Velur sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637201 - Gram panchayatPerunkurichi - Community development blockKabilarmalai - Census village code634708 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perunkurichi from nearby towns? - Paramathi Velur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)34 km by road - Tiruchengode (nearest town)17 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 Perunkurichi? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Perunkurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathampalayam - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruchengode - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tiruchengode - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Perunkurichi known for? The main crops are **ground nut, corn and sugarcane**. Products made here include ground nut oil, poultry feeds and jaggery. About 61% of the 735 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 Perunkurichi Of every 100 households in Perunkurichi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Perunkurichi · ■ Paramathi-Velur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **91% Toilet within the home ****26%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **53% Tap water ****53%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **45% Use banking services ****50%** **56% Television ****89%** **88% Mobile phone ****65%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****58%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****93%** **89% 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 Perunkurichi? ■ Perunkurichi · ■ Paramathi-Velur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **70.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836** **895 Working population ****63.4%** **58.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 60.8% for women. 65% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 468 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 298 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 188 (20%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 Paramathi-Velur - Maniekanatham1,823 people - Sullipalayam1,808 people - M.Kunnathur1,710 people - Tidumal1,558 people - Pirandagam1,467 people - Kodur1,399 people - T.Kavundampalayam1,381 people - Devanampalayam1,358 people [All 61 villages in Paramathi-Velur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perunkurichi?637201 - How far is Perunkurichi from Namakkal?34 km by road - What is the population of Perunkurichi?1,518 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perunkurichi in?Namakkal district (Paramathi-Velur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perunkurichi?72.3% (Census 2011)