Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Periyur Periyur is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 627761. The 2011 Census counted 1,829 people in 511 households, the 58th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 1,829 people (2011) - 511 households - 65.3% literacy - 627761 PIN code ## Periyur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Periyur is 627761. Periyur falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 627761 - Gram panchayat Periyur - Community development block Sankarankoil - Census village code 642656 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Periyur from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ) 55 km by road - Sankarankoil (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Periyur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Periyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Karivalamvandanallur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sankarankoil - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sankarankoil - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Periyur known for? The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and cotton. About 28% of the 1,007 hectares of village land is sown, and 248 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Periyur Of every 100 households in Periyur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Periyur · ■ Sankarankoil rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 93% - Toilet within the home 4% 17% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 80% - Tap water 63% 93% - Drinking water within premises 2% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 23% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 73% - Use banking services 48% 46% - Television 81% 84% - Mobile phone 37% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 20% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 15% 8% - Own their home 96% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Periyur? ■ Periyur · ■ Sankarankoil rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.3% 73.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1090 1027 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 980 968 - Working population 51.1% 54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 53.8% for women. 58% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 71 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 527 (56%) · ■ Household industry 41 (4%) · ■ Other work 256 (27%) · ■ Marginal 39 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sankarankoil - Ko.Maruthappapuram 2,002 people - Nalanthula 1,903 people - Moovirunthali 1,878 people - Maipparai 1,842 people - Vadikkottai 1,804 people - Thadiyampatti 1,779 people - Alangulam 1,692 people - Athipatti 1,687 people All 85 villages in Sankarankoil ## Other places named Periyur - Periyur · Village, Kodaikanal, Dindigul · 3,202 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyur? 627761 - How far is Periyur from Tirunelveli? 55 km by road - What is the population of Periyur? 1,829 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyur in? Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periyur? 65.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/periyur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.