# Peraiyur Village, Kamuthi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kamuthi/peraiyur/ Village · Kamuthi, Ramanathapuram # Peraiyur Peraiyur is a village in Kamuthi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623708**. The 2011 Census counted **7,433 people in 1,929 households**, the 1st largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 7,433people (2011) - 1,929households - 77.7%literacy - 623708PIN code ## Peraiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Peraiyur is 623708.** Peraiyur falls in Kamuthi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623708 - Gram panchayatPeraiyur - Community development blockKamuthi - Census village code642033 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Peraiyur from nearby towns? - Kamuthi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Mudukulathur (nearest town)7 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 Peraiyur? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Peraiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 4 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kamuthi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mudukulathur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Peraiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, green chilli and cotton**. About 35% of the 2,067 hectares of village land is sown, and 289 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 Peraiyur Of every 100 households in Peraiyur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Peraiyur · ■ Kamuthi rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **84% Toilet within the home ****25%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **85% Tap water ****36%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **88% Use banking services ****24%** **35% Television ****84%** **88% Mobile phone ****50%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****88%** **92% 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 Peraiyur? ■ Peraiyur · ■ Kamuthi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **951 Working population ****51.6%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 68.9% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,096 (81%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 566 (15%) · **■** Marginal 66 (2%) 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 Kamuthi - Natham6,420 people - Mandalamanickam4,989 people - Melaramanadhi4,882 people - Musittaikurichi4,496 people [All 49 villages in Kamuthi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kamuthi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peraiyur?623708 - How far is Peraiyur from Ramanathapuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Peraiyur?7,433 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peraiyur in?Ramanathapuram district (Kamuthi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Peraiyur?77.7% (Census 2011)