# Pirandagam Village, Paramathi-Velur, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/paramathi-velur/pirandagam/ Village · Paramathi-Velur, Namakkal # Pirandagam Pirandagam is a village in Paramathi-Velur sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637212**. The 2011 Census counted **1,467 people in 405 households**, the 41st largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 1,467people (2011) - 405households - 60.2%literacy - 637212PIN code ## Pirandagam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pirandagam is 637212.** Pirandagam falls in Paramathi-Velur sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code637212 - Gram panchayatPirandagam - Community development blockParamathi - Census village code634715 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pirandagam from nearby towns? - Paramathi Velur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Namakkal (district HQ)28 km by road - Paramathi (nearest town)12 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 Pirandagam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pirandagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 · Kodur - ○Degree college10+ km · Velur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Velur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Pirandagam known for? The main crops are **ground nut, maize and tapioca**. About 65% of the 500 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Pirandagam Of every 100 households in Pirandagam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pirandagam · ■ Paramathi-Velur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **91% Toilet within the home ****24%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **53% Tap water ****76%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%** **45% Use banking services ****77%** **56% Television ****86%** **88% Mobile phone ****69%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****56%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****9%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Pirandagam? ■ Pirandagam · ■ Paramathi-Velur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%** **70.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****697** **895 Working population ****65.8%** **58.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 48.0% for women. 67% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 220 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 640 (66%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 71 (7%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 - Sullipalayam1,808 people - M.Kunnathur1,710 people - Tidumal1,558 people - Perunkurichi1,518 people - Kodur1,399 people - T.Kavundampalayam1,381 people - Devanampalayam1,358 people - Sirapalli1,342 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 Pirandagam?637212 - How far is Pirandagam from Namakkal?28 km by road - What is the population of Pirandagam?1,467 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pirandagam in?Namakkal district (Paramathi-Velur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pirandagam?60.2% (Census 2011)