# Periyakumarapalayam Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/periyakumarapalayam/ Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur # Periyakumarapalayam Periyakumarapalayam is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **642201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,177 people in 641 households**, the 33rd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 2,177people (2011) - 641households - 67.1%literacy - 642201PIN code ## Periyakumarapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periyakumarapalayam is 642201.** Periyakumarapalayam falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code642201 - Gram panchayatPeriyakumarapalayam - Community development blockKundadam - Census village code644672 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periyakumarapalayam from nearby towns? - Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)38 km by road - Rudravathi (nearest town)18 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 Periyakumarapalayam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Periyakumarapalayam; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rudravathi - ○Degree college10+ km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanjiyampalayam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Periyakumarapalayam known for? About 36% of the 1,293 hectares of village land is sown, and 367 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 Periyakumarapalayam Of every 100 households in Periyakumarapalayam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Periyakumarapalayam · ■ Dharapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****18%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **68% Tap water ****47%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **49% Use banking services ****26%** **56% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****56%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****49%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Periyakumarapalayam? ■ Periyakumarapalayam · ■ Dharapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085** **930 Working population ****72.0%** **63.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 56.4% for women. 76% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 785 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 457 (29%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 266 (17%) · **■** Marginal 55 (4%) 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 Dharapuram - Kongur2,581 people - Velampoondi2,539 people - Puduppai2,482 people - Varappalayam2,481 people - Sirukinar2,119 people - Madathupalayam2,049 people - Arikkaranvalasu2,034 people - Nallampalayam1,932 people [All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyakumarapalayam?642201 - How far is Periyakumarapalayam from Tiruppur?38 km by road - What is the population of Periyakumarapalayam?2,177 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyakumarapalayam in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periyakumarapalayam?67.1% (Census 2011)