# Perur Village, Srivaikuntam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/srivaikuntam/perur/ Village · Srivaikuntam, Thoothukkudi # Perur Perur is a village in Srivaikuntam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628620**. The 2011 Census counted **1,419 people in 354 households**, the 41st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%. - 1,419people (2011) - 354households - 93.1%literacy - 628620PIN code ## Perur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perur is 628620.** Perur falls in Srivaikuntam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628620 - Gram panchayatPerur - Community development blockSrivaikundam - Census village code642523 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perur from nearby towns? - Srivaikuntam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)30 km by road - Srivaikuntam (nearest town)5 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 Perur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Perur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Srivaikuntam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Padmanabhamangalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Perur known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. About 88% of the 315 hectares of village land is sown, and 278 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 Perur Of every 100 households in Perur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Perur · ■ Srivaikuntam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****25%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **67% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **68% Use banking services ****42%** **52% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****67%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **87% 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 Perur? ■ Perur · ■ Srivaikuntam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.1%** **83.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034** **955 Working population ****55.3%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.0% for men and 90.1% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 129 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (11%) · **■** Marginal 321 (41%) 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 Srivaikuntam - Muruppanadukovilpattu1,566 people - Kilputhaneri1,516 people - Sriparankusanallur1,477 people - Velur Adichehanallur1,422 people - Kilpidagai Varadarajapuram1,318 people - Mangalakkurichi1,248 people - Vitthalapuram Kovilpattu1,247 people - Terkukariseri1,236 people [All 65 villages in Srivaikuntam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/srivaikuntam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perur?628620 - How far is Perur from Thoothukkudi?30 km by road - What is the population of Perur?1,419 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perur in?Thoothukkudi district (Srivaikuntam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perur?93.1% (Census 2011)