# Parasur Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai 

# Parasur

Parasur is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604409**. The 2011 Census counted **2,301 people in 562 households**, the 30th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 2,301people (2011)
- 562households
- 73.0%literacy
- 604409PIN code

## Parasur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parasur is 604409.** Parasur falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604409
- Gram panchayatParasur
- Community development blockCheyyar
- Census village code631378

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

## How far is Parasur from nearby towns?

- Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)110 km by road
- Tiruvethipuram (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 Parasur?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Parasur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Cheyyatraivendran
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Parasur known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 26% of the 537 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Parasur

Of every 100 households in Parasur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parasur · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**87%

Tap water ****62%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**69%

Use banking services ****57%**

**43%

Television ****94%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**21%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Parasur?

■ Parasur · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**965

Working population ****57.0%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 64.7% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 412 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 176 (13%) · **■** Marginal 455 (35%)

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

- Purisai2,374 people
- Vadailuppai2,363 people
- Thennampattu2,339 people
- Vengalathur2,315 people
- Thiruppanamoor2,233 people
- Navalpakkam2,164 people
- Mathur2,147 people
- Melnagarambedu2,133 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parasur?604409
- How far is Parasur from Tiruvannamalai?110 km by road
- What is the population of Parasur?2,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parasur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Parasur?73.0% (Census 2011)