# Periyasoragai Village, Mettur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/periyasoragai/ Village · Mettur, Salem # Periyasoragai Periyasoragai is a village in Mettur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636502**. The 2011 Census counted **10,566 people in 2,525 households**, the 4th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 10,566people (2011) - 2,525households - 56.9%literacy - 636502PIN code ## Periyasoragai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periyasoragai is 636502.** Periyasoragai falls in Mettur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636502 - Gram panchayatPeriyasoragai - Community development blockNangavalli - Census village code633788 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periyasoragai from nearby towns? - Mettur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Salem (district HQ)35 km by road - Nangavalli (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 Periyasoragai? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Periyasoragai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nangavalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mettur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 18 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 Periyasoragai known for? The main crops are **ragi, whole green gram and maize**. Products made here include bricks and silk saree. About 73% of the 1,145 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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 Periyasoragai Of every 100 households in Periyasoragai in 2011, 83 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Periyasoragai · ■ Mettur rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **87% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****40%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **72% Use banking services ****11%** **25% Television ****47%** **64% Mobile phone ****54%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **16% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Periyasoragai? ■ Periyasoragai · ■ Mettur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.9%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891** **884 Working population ****53.0%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.9% for men and 47.4% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 777 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,587 (28%) · **■** Household industry 710 (13%) · **■** Other work 2,280 (41%) · **■** Marginal 251 (4%) 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 Mettur - Kaveripuram21,306 people - Gonur18,766 people - Soorappalli15,660 people - Olaipatti10,083 people - Mallikudam9,842 people - Vellar9,745 people - Alamarathupatti9,384 people [All 44 villages in Mettur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/mettur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyasoragai?636502 - How far is Periyasoragai from Salem?35 km by road - What is the population of Periyasoragai?10,566 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyasoragai in?Salem district (Mettur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periyasoragai?56.9% (Census 2011)