# Perumalkuppam Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/perumalkuppam/ Village · Katpadi, Vellore # Perumalkuppam Perumalkuppam is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632520**. The 2011 Census counted **905 people in 239 households**, the 78th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 905people (2011) - 239households - 65.8%literacy - 632520PIN code ## Perumalkuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perumalkuppam is 632520.** Perumalkuppam falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632520 - Gram panchayatPerumalkuppam - Community development blockSholingur - Census village code630379 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perumalkuppam from nearby towns? - Katpadi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)28 km by road - Thiruvalam (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 Perumalkuppam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Perumalkuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Melpadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Katpadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sripadanallore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Perumalkuppam known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, ground nut and red gram**. Products made here include jaggery and incense sticks. About 27% of the 407 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Perumalkuppam Of every 100 households in Perumalkuppam in 2011, 84 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Perumalkuppam · ■ Katpadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **72% Tap water ****99%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **61% Use banking services ****21%** **38% Television ****78%** **91% Mobile phone ****50%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **91% 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 Perumalkuppam? ■ Perumalkuppam · ■ Katpadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826** **967 Working population ****58.8%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.0% for men and 55.9% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (18%) · **■** Marginal 426 (80%) 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 Katpadi - Angarankuppam1,123 people - Vikramachi1,115 people - Netteri1,105 people - Ammavaripalle985 people - Melvilachur855 people - Olaiyathur770 people - Sripadanallore663 people - Valvankundram654 people [All 100 villages in Katpadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perumalkuppam?632520 - How far is Perumalkuppam from Vellore?28 km by road - What is the population of Perumalkuppam?905 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perumalkuppam in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perumalkuppam?65.8% (Census 2011)