Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur # Peramium Peramium is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 638661. The 2011 Census counted 2,899 people in 952 households, the 24th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 2,899 people (2011) - 952 households - 66.0% literacy - 638661 PIN code ## Peramium PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Peramium is 638661. Peramium falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 638661 - Gram panchayat Peramium - Community development block Mulanur - Census village code 644657 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Peramium from nearby towns? - Dharapuram (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ) 80 km by road - Mulanur (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Peramium? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Peramium; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mulanur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Peramium known for? The main crops are coconut, maize and vegetables. Products made here include dry coconut. About 32% of the 2,029 hectares of village land is sown, and 355 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Peramium Of every 100 households in Peramium in 2011, 90 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Peramium · ■ Dharapuram rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 89% - Toilet within the home 33% 28% - No toilet (open defecation) 34% 68% - Tap water 77% 71% - Drinking water within premises 29% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 41% 45% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 45% 49% - Use banking services 57% 56% - Television 90% 87% - Mobile phone 60% 60% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 55% 48% - Car / jeep / van 4% 4% - None of these assets 4% 5% - Own their home 91% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Peramium? ■ Peramium · ■ Dharapuram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.0% 66.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 971 999 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 930 - Working population 70.0% 63.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 54.7% for women. 72% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 775 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 902 (44%) · ■ Household industry 77 (4%) · ■ Other work 250 (12%) · ■ Marginal 24 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dharapuram - Mulayampoondi 3,128 people - Chinnamarudur 3,095 people - Naranapuram 3,038 people - Thurambadi 3,003 people - Kokkampalayam 2,790 people - Sankarandampalayam 2,690 people - Ponnapuram 2,655 people - Mambadi 2,641 people All 62 villages in Dharapuram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peramium? 638661 - How far is Peramium from Tiruppur? 80 km by road - What is the population of Peramium? 2,899 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peramium in? Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Peramium? 66.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/peramium/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.