# Periakriashnapuram Village, Attur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/periakriashnapuram/ Village · Attur, Salem # Periakriashnapuram Periakriashnapuram is a village in Attur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636115**. The 2011 Census counted **5,547 people in 1,465 households**, the 13th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 5,547people (2011) - 1,465households - 77.8%literacy - 636115PIN code ## Periakriashnapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periakriashnapuram is 636115.** Periakriashnapuram falls in Attur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636115 - Gram panchayatVidyagoundanpudur, Periyakriashnapuram - Community development blockPethanaickenpalayam - Census village code634247 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periakriashnapuram from nearby towns? - Attur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Salem (district HQ)32 km by road - Vazhapadi (nearest town)4 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 Periakriashnapuram? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Periakriashnapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State 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 · Vazhapadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Attavanai Kothambadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vazhapadi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Periakriashnapuram known for? The main crops are **turmeric, betel leaf and betel nut**. About 58% of the 590 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Periakriashnapuram Of every 100 households in Periakriashnapuram in 2011, 88 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Periakriashnapuram · ■ Attur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **88% Toilet within the home ****20%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **79% Tap water ****92%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **68% Use banking services ****40%** **42% Television ****86%** **76% Mobile phone ****54%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **10% Own their home ****92%** **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 Periakriashnapuram? ■ Periakriashnapuram · ■ Attur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866** **884 Working population ****56.8%** **58.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 69.7% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,075 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,444 (46%) · **■** Household industry 50 (2%) · **■** Other work 505 (16%) · **■** Marginal 79 (3%) 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 Attur - Kalpaganur5,950 people - Arasanatham5,942 people - Sekkadipatti5,917 people - ChinnakalrayanHillsTherkkunadu5,898 people - Idaiyappatti5,388 people - Panaimadal5,378 people - Unathur5,202 people - Sarvoy5,084 people [All 101 villages in Attur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periakriashnapuram?636115 - How far is Periakriashnapuram from Salem?32 km by road - What is the population of Periakriashnapuram?5,547 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periakriashnapuram in?Salem district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periakriashnapuram?77.8% (Census 2011)