# Perungudi Village, Radhapuram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Radhapuram, Tirunelveli 

# Perungudi

Perungudi is a village in Radhapuram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627105**. The 2011 Census counted **10,720 people in 2,813 households**, the 6th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.6%.

- 10,720people (2011)
- 2,813households
- 91.2%literacy
- 627105PIN code

## Perungudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Perungudi is 627105.** Perungudi falls in Radhapuram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627105
- Gram panchayatKavalkinar
- Community development blockValliyur
- Census village code643081

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

## How far is Perungudi from nearby towns?

- Radhapuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)64 km by road
- Panagudi (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 Perungudi?

31 services counted by the Census are inside Perungudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 4 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Vadakkankulam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alaganeri
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Perungudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and flowers**. Products made here include bricks, palm products and yarn. About 10% of the 1,775 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Perungudi

Of every 100 households in Perungudi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Perungudi · ■ Radhapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**44%

Tap water ****98%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**61%

Use banking services ****58%**

**55%

Television ****93%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****88%**

**88%

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 Perungudi?

■ Perungudi · ■ Radhapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**87.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**1030

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**963

Working population ****38.7%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 87.6% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 349 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 609 (15%) · **■** Household industry 197 (5%) · **■** Other work 2,263 (55%) · **■** Marginal 728 (18%)

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 Radhapuram

- Levinjipuram14,020 people
- Chettikulam13,866 people
- Koondankulam12,957 people
- Vijayapathi10,854 people
- Therku Valliyoor9,114 people
- Radhapuram7,469 people
- Karaichuthupudur7,184 people
- Dhanakkarkulam6,308 people

[All 36 villages in Radhapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/radhapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Perungudi?627105
- How far is Perungudi from Tirunelveli?64 km by road
- What is the population of Perungudi?10,720 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Perungudi in?Tirunelveli district (Radhapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Perungudi?91.2% (Census 2011)
