# Perunkottur Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/perunkottur/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Perunkottur Perunkottur is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627756**. The 2011 Census counted **2,339 people in 627 households**, the 43rd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 2,339people (2011) - 627households - 75.8%literacy - 627756PIN code ## Perunkottur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perunkottur is 627756.** Perunkottur falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627756 - Gram panchayatPerunkottur - Community development blockKuruvikulam - Census village code642665 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perunkottur from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)41 km by road - Sankarankoil (nearest town)6 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 Perunkottur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Perunkottur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sankarankoil - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kalappakulam - ○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 and covered wells - 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 Perunkottur known for? About 55% of the 1,066 hectares of village land is sown, and 339 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 Perunkottur Of every 100 households in Perunkottur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Perunkottur · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****17%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **80% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **73% Use banking services ****72%** **46% Television ****95%** **84% Mobile phone ****43%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Perunkottur? ■ Perunkottur · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043** **968 Working population ****54.5%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 65.7% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 179 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 868 (68%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (12%) · **■** Marginal 69 (5%) 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 - Kilveerasigamani2,558 people - Malaiyankulam2,527 people - Sangupatti2,418 people - Sundankurichi2,387 people - Narikudi2,319 people - Kalappalankulam2,295 people - Naduvakurichi2,257 people - Vellappaneri2,224 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perunkottur?627756 - How far is Perunkottur from Tirunelveli?41 km by road - What is the population of Perunkottur?2,339 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perunkottur in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perunkottur?75.8% (Census 2011)