# Perungattur Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/perungattur/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Perungattur Perungattur is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604402**. The 2011 Census counted **3,735 people in 895 households**, the 7th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 3,735people (2011) - 895households - 82.7%literacy - 604402PIN code ## Perungattur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perungattur is 604402.** Perungattur falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604402 - Gram panchayatPerungattur - Community development blockVembakkam - Census village code631272 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perungattur from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)104 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town)13 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 Perungattur? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Perungattur; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvethipuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvethipuram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Perungattur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 5% of the 957 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Perungattur Of every 100 households in Perungattur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Perungattur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****17%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **87% Tap water ****86%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **69% Use banking services ****55%** **43% Television ****93%** **88% Mobile phone ****63%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Perungattur? ■ Perungattur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **965 Working population ****51.8%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.9% for men and 74.8% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 82 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 917 (47%) · **■** Household industry 102 (5%) · **■** Other work 675 (35%) · **■** Marginal 160 (8%) 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 - Natteri5,066 people - Azhividaithangi4,494 people - Anakkavoor4,401 people - Mamandur4,287 people - Thirumani3,618 people - Kuthanur3,509 people - Echur3,501 people - Vinnamangalam3,303 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perungattur?604402 - How far is Perungattur from Tiruvannamalai?104 km by road - What is the population of Perungattur?3,735 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perungattur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perungattur?82.7% (Census 2011)