# Periyakoil Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/periyakoil/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Periyakoil Periyakoil is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604407**. The 2011 Census counted **582 people in 132 households**, the 177th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 582people (2011) - 132households - 67.7%literacy - 604407PIN code ## Periyakoil PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periyakoil is 604407.** Periyakoil falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604407 - Gram panchayatDuli - Community development blockCheyyar - Census village code631327 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periyakoil from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)102 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town)8 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 Periyakoil? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Periyakoil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Perungalathur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Periyakoil known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 25% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Periyakoil Of every 100 households in Periyakoil in 2011, 84 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Periyakoil · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **94% Toilet within the home ****0%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **87% Tap water ****100%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%** **69% Use banking services ****80%** **43% Television ****88%** **88% Mobile phone ****94%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****39%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **6% Own their home ****90%** **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 Periyakoil? ■ Periyakoil · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****595** **965 Working population ****61.3%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 54.8% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 219 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (10%) · **■** Other work 88 (25%) · **■** Marginal 15 (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 Cheyyar - Narmapallam605 people - Thalarapadi593 people - Chithalapakkam589 people - Nemili585 people - Moonjurpattu577 people - Thenmavanthal570 people - Perumpulimedu565 people - Sirunallur563 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyakoil?604407 - How far is Periyakoil from Tiruvannamalai?102 km by road - What is the population of Periyakoil?582 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyakoil in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periyakoil?67.7% (Census 2011)