# Puraiyoor Village, Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/puraiyoor/ Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi # Puraiyoor Puraiyoor is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628214**. The 2011 Census counted **1,325 people in 310 households**, the 35th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 1,325people (2011) - 310households - 95.3%literacy - 628214PIN code ## Puraiyoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puraiyoor is 628214.** Puraiyoor falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628214 - Gram panchayatPuraiyoor - Community development blockAlwarthirunagari - Census village code642558 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puraiyoor from nearby towns? - Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)26 km by road - Thenthiruperai (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 Puraiyoor? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Puraiyoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State 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 schoolunder 5 km · Nalumavadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nazerath - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerapandianpattinam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 20 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 Puraiyoor known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and black gram**. About 80% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Puraiyoor Of every 100 households in Puraiyoor in 2011, 94 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Puraiyoor · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****66%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **46% Tap water ****94%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **66% Use banking services ****67%** **56% Television ****80%** **85% Mobile phone ****66%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****80%** **84% 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 Puraiyoor? ■ Puraiyoor · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%** **89.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **1057 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **957 Working population ****41.0%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.2% for men and 92.4% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 491 (90%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 Tiruchendur - Mathavankuruchi1,419 people - Athinathapuram1,412 people - Veeramanickam1,400 people - Udayarkulam1,347 people - Thenthiruperai1,317 people - Athiyakuruchi1,271 people - Udangudi1,239 people - Kadayanodai1,207 people [All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puraiyoor?628214 - How far is Puraiyoor from Thoothukkudi?26 km by road - What is the population of Puraiyoor?1,325 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puraiyoor in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puraiyoor?95.3% (Census 2011)