# Perumpathur Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/perumpathur/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Perumpathur Perumpathur is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627756**. The 2011 Census counted **4,810 people in 1,348 households**, the 22nd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 4,810people (2011) - 1,348households - 72.3%literacy - 627756PIN code ## Perumpathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perumpathur is 627756.** Perumpathur falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627756 - Gram panchayatPerumpattur - Community development blockSankarankoil - Census village code642662 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perumpathur from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)66 km by road - Sankarankoil (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 Perumpathur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Perumpathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vadikkottai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sankarankoil - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankarankoil - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Perumpathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, corn and jasmine**. Products made here include bricks. About 33% of the 1,393 hectares of village land is sown, and 272 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 Perumpathur Of every 100 households in Perumpathur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Perumpathur · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****13%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **80% Tap water ****93%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **73% Use banking services ****53%** **46% Television ****89%** **84% Mobile phone ****54%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****86%** **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 Perumpathur? ■ Perumpathur · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **968 Working population ****53.3%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 62.4% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 375 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,015 (40%) · **■** Household industry 68 (3%) · **■** Other work 750 (29%) · **■** Marginal 358 (14%) 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 - Perumalpatti5,175 people - Panaiyur5,050 people - Karisattan5,032 people - Devarkulam A.4,940 people - Vayali4,754 people - Kurukkalpatti4,560 people - Vellakulam3,946 people - Vadakkupudur3,882 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perumpathur?627756 - How far is Perumpathur from Tirunelveli?66 km by road - What is the population of Perumpathur?4,810 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perumpathur in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perumpathur?72.3% (Census 2011)