# Perungarai Village, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/perungarai/ Village · Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram # Perungarai Perungarai is a village in Paramakudi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623608**. The 2011 Census counted **3,061 people in 775 households**, the 10th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 3,061people (2011) - 775households - 73.7%literacy - 623608PIN code ## Perungarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perungarai is 623608.** Perungarai falls in Paramakudi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623608 - Gram panchayatPerungarai - Community development blockParamakudi - Census village code641874 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perungarai from nearby towns? - Paramakudi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)50 km by road - Paramakudi (nearest town)20 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 Perungarai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Perungarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Melparthibanur - ○Degree college10+ km · Paramakudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paramakudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Perungarai known for? The main crops are **paddy, green chilli and cotton**. About 30% of the 1,424 hectares of village land is sown, and 331 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 Perungarai Of every 100 households in Perungarai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Perungarai · ■ Paramakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **88% Toilet within the home ****18%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **79% Tap water ****89%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **81% Use banking services ****30%** **45% Television ****89%** **88% Mobile phone ****84%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****90%** **91% 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 Perungarai? ■ Perungarai · ■ Paramakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **952 Working population ****39.3%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 62.5% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 312 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (21%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 281 (23%) · **■** Marginal 340 (28%) 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 Paramakudi - Kamutnakudi3,474 people - Melayakudi3,468 people - Tholur3,262 people - Vaniyavallam3,108 people - Ariyanendal2,944 people - Veeravanur2,825 people - Pandikanmoi2,785 people - Soodiyur2,743 people [All 93 villages in Paramakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perungarai?623608 - How far is Perungarai from Ramanathapuram?50 km by road - What is the population of Perungarai?3,061 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perungarai in?Ramanathapuram district (Paramakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perungarai?73.7% (Census 2011)