# Piranoor Village, Shenkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/shenkottai/piranoor/ Village · Shenkottai, Tirunelveli # Piranoor Piranoor is a village in Shenkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627809**. The 2011 Census counted **7,292 people in 2,005 households**, the 3rd largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%. - 7,292people (2011) - 2,005households - 81.7%literacy - 627809PIN code ## Piranoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Piranoor is 627809.** Piranoor falls in Shenkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627809 - Gram panchayatPiranoor - Community development blockTenkasi - Census village code642783 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Piranoor from nearby towns? - Shenkottai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)55 km by road - Shenkottai (nearest town)2 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 Piranoor? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Piranoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Shenkottai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kodikurichi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shenkottai - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Piranoor known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and mango**. Products made here include wood products. About 51% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Piranoor Of every 100 households in Piranoor in 2011, 94 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Piranoor · ■ Shenkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****43%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **42% Tap water ****90%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **40% Use banking services ****63%** **62% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****65%** **59% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****80%** **83% 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 Piranoor? ■ Piranoor · ■ Shenkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **79.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **916 Working population ****53.5%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 75.5% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 180 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 581 (15%) · **■** Household industry 949 (24%) · **■** Other work 1,908 (49%) · **■** Marginal 280 (7%) 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 Shenkottai - Puliyarai9,186 people - Elathur8,636 people - Periapillaivalasai6,673 people - Tenpottai5,250 people - Karkudi4,134 people - Vallam3,701 people [All 14 villages in Shenkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/shenkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Piranoor?627809 - How far is Piranoor from Tirunelveli?55 km by road - What is the population of Piranoor?7,292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Piranoor in?Tirunelveli district (Shenkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Piranoor?81.7% (Census 2011)