# Periyalur Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai 

# Periyalur

Periyalur is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614624**. The 2011 Census counted **2,513 people in 647 households**, the 23rd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 2,513people (2011)
- 647households
- 83.1%literacy
- 614624PIN code

## Periyalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Periyalur is 614624.** Periyalur falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614624
- Gram panchayatPeriyalur
- Community development blockAranthangi
- Census village code639709

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Periyalur from nearby towns?

- Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)47 km by road
- Keeranur (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 Periyalur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Periyalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Puvai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Periyalur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 51% of the 666 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Periyalur

Of every 100 households in Periyalur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Periyalur · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**76%

Tap water ****84%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****59%**

**40%

Television ****96%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Periyalur?

■ Periyalur · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**948

Working population ****49.3%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 73.3% for women. 62% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 718 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 332 (27%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 89 (7%) · **■** Marginal 91 (7%)

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 Aranthangi

- Kodivayal2,686 people
- Avanathankottai2,683 people
- Kovilvayal2,677 people
- Melapattu2,616 people
- Allaraimelvayal2,485 people
- Mangalanadu2,416 people
- Ettiyathali2,294 people
- Vallavari2,206 people

[All 101 villages in Aranthangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Periyalur?614624
- How far is Periyalur from Pudukkottai?47 km by road
- What is the population of Periyalur?2,513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Periyalur in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Periyalur?83.1% (Census 2011)