# Periapuliyur Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/periapuliyur/ Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur # Periapuliyur Periapuliyur is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601202**. The 2011 Census counted **683 people in 195 households**, the 63rd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 683people (2011) - 195households - 67.5%literacy - 601202PIN code ## Periapuliyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periapuliyur is 601202.** Periapuliyur falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601202 - Gram panchayatPeriapuliyur - Community development blockGummidipoondi - Census village code628605 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periapuliyur from nearby towns? - Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)50 km by road - Gummidipoondi (nearest town)22 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 Periapuliyur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Periapuliyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 school10+ km · Kilmudalambedu - ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Periapuliyur known for? The main crops are **paddy and eucalyptus**. About 32% of the 623 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 Periapuliyur Of every 100 households in Periapuliyur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Periapuliyur · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****10%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **76% Tap water ****97%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%** **60% Use banking services ****27%** **38% Television ****91%** **86% Mobile phone ****62%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****99%** **90% 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 Periapuliyur? ■ Periapuliyur · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273** **965 Working population ****42.3%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.6% for men and 60.0% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 156 (54%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 98 (34%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 Gummidipoondi - Pudupalayam741 people - Erukkuvoy711 people - Enadhimelpakkam709 people - Naidukuppam706 people - Chithoornatham668 people - Peria Soliambakkam655 people - Amirthamangalam627 people - Kollanur525 people [All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periapuliyur?601202 - How far is Periapuliyur from Thiruvallur?50 km by road - What is the population of Periapuliyur?683 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periapuliyur in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periapuliyur?67.5% (Census 2011)