# Panaiyur Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli 

# Panaiyur

Panaiyur is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627761**. The 2011 Census counted **5,050 people in 1,445 households**, the 19th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 5,050people (2011)
- 1,445households
- 74.9%literacy
- 627761PIN code

## Panaiyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Panaiyur is 627761.** Panaiyur falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627761
- Gram panchayatPanaiyur
- Community development blockSankarankoil
- Census village code642655

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

## How far is Panaiyur from nearby towns?

- Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)75 km by road
- Sankarankoil (nearest town)18 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 Panaiyur?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Panaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karivalamvandanallur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sankarankoil
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarankoil
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Panaiyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and corn**. About 42% of the 1,542 hectares of village land is sown, and 564 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 Panaiyur

Of every 100 households in Panaiyur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panaiyur · ■ Sankarankoil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**80%

Tap water ****99%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**73%

Use banking services ****40%**

**46%

Television ****81%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

Own their home ****90%**

**91%

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 Panaiyur?

■ Panaiyur · ■ Sankarankoil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**968

Working population ****51.5%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 67.3% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 155 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,406 (54%) · **■** Household industry 125 (5%) · **■** Other work 578 (22%) · **■** Marginal 336 (13%)

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 Sankarankoil

- Sayamalai5,504 people
- Achchampatti5,474 people
- Keelaneelidanallur5,325 people
- Perumalpatti5,175 people
- Karisattan5,032 people
- Devarkulam A.4,940 people
- Perumpathur4,810 people
- Vayali4,754 people

[All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Panaiyur?627761
- How far is Panaiyur from Tirunelveli?75 km by road
- What is the population of Panaiyur?5,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panaiyur in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Panaiyur?74.9% (Census 2011)
