# Perathur Village, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur 

# Perathur

Perathur is a village in Thiruvallur sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602021**. The 2011 Census counted **2,948 people in 812 households**, the 28th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 2,948people (2011)
- 812households
- 67.3%literacy
- 602021PIN code

## Perathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Perathur is 602021.** Perathur falls in Thiruvallur sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code602021
- Gram panchayatPerathur, Veeraraghavapura
- Community development blockThiruvallur
- Census village code629043

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Perathur from nearby towns?

- Thiruvallur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)12 km by road
- Thiruvallur (nearest town)12 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 Perathur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Perathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Velliyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Perumalpattu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvallur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Perathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and casuarina**. Products made here include flower decoration and pottery. About 60% of the 748 hectares of village land is sown, and 448 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 Perathur

Of every 100 households in Perathur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Perathur · ■ Thiruvallur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**64%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**49%

Use banking services ****18%**

**40%

Television ****92%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Perathur?

■ Perathur · ■ Thiruvallur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**947

Working population ****49.3%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 58.3% for women. 63% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (16%) · **■** Household industry 53 (4%) · **■** Other work 301 (21%) · **■** Marginal 769 (53%)

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 Thiruvallur

- Poondi3,315 people
- Pinjivakkam3,115 people
- Voyalur3,114 people
- Puliyur2,996 people
- Sembedu2,909 people
- Pudumavelangai2,858 people
- Melakondaiyur2,780 people
- Thaneerkulam2,700 people

[All 138 villages in Thiruvallur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/thiruvallur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Perathur?602021
- How far is Perathur from Thiruvallur?12 km by road
- What is the population of Perathur?2,948 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Perathur in?Thiruvallur district (Thiruvallur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Perathur?67.3% (Census 2011)