# Paiyur Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai 

# Paiyur

Paiyur is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604408**. The 2011 Census counted **847 people in 209 households**, the 130th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 847people (2011)
- 209households
- 69.5%literacy
- 604408PIN code

## Paiyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paiyur is 604408.** Paiyur falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604408
- Gram panchayatPayyur
- Community development blockAnakkavur
- Census village code631429

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Paiyur from nearby towns?

- Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)85 km by road
- Vandavasi (nearest town)12 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 Paiyur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Paiyur; 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
- ●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 · Irumbedu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thennangur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uthiramerur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Paiyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 37% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Paiyur

Of every 100 households in Paiyur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paiyur · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****100%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**69%

Use banking services ****20%**

**43%

Television ****91%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Paiyur?

■ Paiyur · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**965

Working population ****62.8%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 60.9% for women. 67% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 451 (85%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (14%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Cheyyar

- Umaiyalpuram884 people
- Karanthai881 people
- Seevaram880 people
- Pudupalayam853 people
- Kodaiyampakkam843 people
- Pillanthi840 people
- Vadugapattu840 people
- Vellakulam830 people

[All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paiyur?604408
- How far is Paiyur from Tiruvannamalai?85 km by road
- What is the population of Paiyur?847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paiyur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Paiyur?69.5% (Census 2011)