# Perungalathur Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/perungalathur/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Perungalathur Perungalathur is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604407**. The 2011 Census counted **1,777 people in 447 households**, the 47th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,777people (2011) - 447households - 84.5%literacy - 604407PIN code ## Perungalathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perungalathur is 604407.** Perungalathur falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604407 - Gram panchayatPerungalathur - Community development blockCheyyar - Census village code631329 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perungalathur from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)10 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town)4 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 Perungalathur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Perungalathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thiruvethipuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Perungalathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 31% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Perungalathur Of every 100 households in Perungalathur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Perungalathur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **94% Toilet within the home ****50%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **87% Tap water ****37%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **69% Use banking services ****43%** **43% Television ****87%** **88% Mobile phone ****64%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **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 Perungalathur? ■ Perungalathur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784** **965 Working population ****63.3%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.2% for men and 77.7% for women. 69% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (5%) · **■** Marginal 940 (84%) 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 - Velleripattu1,876 people - Thiruppanangadu1,863 people - Alathur1,840 people - Enathavadi1,839 people - Koozhamandal1,750 people - Pallavaram1,743 people - Cheyyatraivendran1,719 people - Kazhiyur1,714 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perungalathur?604407 - How far is Perungalathur from Tiruvannamalai?10 km by road - What is the population of Perungalathur?1,777 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perungalathur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perungalathur?84.5% (Census 2011)