# Periapallipalayam, Thottiyam, Tiruchirappalli – Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thottiyam/periapallipalayam/ Village · Thottiyam, Tiruchirappalli # Periapallipalayam Periapallipalayam is a village in [Thottiyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thottiyam/) sub-district of [Tiruchirappalli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **621207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,498 people in 417 households**, the 24th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 1,498people (2011) - 417households - 69.8%literacy - 621207PIN code ## Periapallipalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periapallipalayam is 621207.** Periapallipalayam falls in Thottiyam sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621207 - Gram panchayatPeriyapallipalayam - Community development blockThottiam - Census village code635678 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periapallipalayam from nearby towns? - Thottiyam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)60 km by road - Kattuputhur (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 Periapallipalayam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Periapallipalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kattuputhur - ○Degree college10+ km · Karur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arasalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Periapallipalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 67% of the 470 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 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 Periapallipalayam Of every 100 households in Periapallipalayam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Periapallipalayam · ■ Thottiyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **90% Toilet within the home ****35%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **65% Tap water ****94%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **71% Use banking services ****64%** **48% Television ****79%** **82% Mobile phone ****59%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **92% 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 Periapallipalayam? ■ Periapallipalayam · ■ Thottiyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091** **928 Working population ****57.3%** **53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 58.3% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 155 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 615 (72%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (7%) · **■** Marginal 24 (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 Thottiyam - Unniyur2,460 people - Pidaramangalam2,356 people - Kidaram1,924 people - Kattuputtur1,673 people - Chinnapallipalayam1,232 people - Thirunarayanapuram578 people - Valveluthur523 people [All 27 villages in Thottiyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thottiyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periapallipalayam?621207 - How far is Periapallipalayam from Tiruchirappalli?60 km by road - What is the population of Periapallipalayam?1,498 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periapallipalayam in?Tiruchirappalli district (Thottiyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periapallipalayam?69.8% (Census 2011)