# Pinjur, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/pinjur/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Pinjur Pinjur is a village in [Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/) sub-district of [Tiruvannamalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **606709**. The 2011 Census counted **2,731 people in 682 households**, the 32nd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,731people (2011) - 682households - 63.2%literacy - 606709PIN code ## Pinjur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pinjur is 606709.** Pinjur falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606709 - Gram panchayatPinjur - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631920 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pinjur from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)33 km by road - Chengam (nearest town)9 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 Pinjur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pinjur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chengam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kariyamangalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Pinjur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. Products made here include milk. About 32% of the 587 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Pinjur Of every 100 households in Pinjur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pinjur · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****4%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **90% Tap water ****75%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **85% Use banking services ****30%** **29% Television ****81%** **80% Mobile phone ****59%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **9% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Pinjur? ■ Pinjur · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **885 Working population ****59.5%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 53.1% for women. 64% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 662 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (18%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 153 (9%) · **■** Marginal 500 (31%) 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 Chengam - Thorapadi2,950 people - Veeranandal2,935 people - Kottakulam2,820 people - Pudupattu2,750 people - Melsilambadi2,575 people - Porasapattu2,532 people - Muthanur2,476 people - Andipatti2,433 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pinjur?606709 - How far is Pinjur from Tiruvannamalai?33 km by road - What is the population of Pinjur?2,731 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pinjur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pinjur?63.2% (Census 2011)