# Parigam Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram 

# Parigam

Parigam is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606207**. The 2011 Census counted **3,419 people in 834 households**, the 30th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 3,419people (2011)
- 834households
- 61.7%literacy
- 606207PIN code

## Parigam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parigam is 606207.** Parigam falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606207
- Gram panchayatParigam
- Community development blockKallakkurichi
- Census village code633422

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

## How far is Parigam from nearby towns?

- Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)100 km by road
- Vadakkanandal (nearest town)6 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 Parigam?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Parigam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vadakanandal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadakanandal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Parigam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tamarind**. About 49% of the 871 hectares of village land is sown, and 424 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 Parigam

Of every 100 households in Parigam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parigam · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****55%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**73%

Use banking services ****24%**

**50%

Television ****82%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Parigam?

■ Parigam · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**918

Working population ****58.3%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 52.7% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 382 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 755 (38%) · **■** Household industry 48 (2%) · **■** Other work 140 (7%) · **■** Marginal 667 (33%)

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 Kallakkurichi

- Veeracholapuram3,725 people
- Pukkiravari3,566 people
- Kudiraichandal3,465 people
- Asakalathur3,458 people
- Mudiyanur3,236 people
- Kallanatham3,142 people
- Thengiyanatham3,130 people
- Nallathur3,101 people

[All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parigam?606207
- How far is Parigam from Viluppuram?100 km by road
- What is the population of Parigam?3,419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parigam in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Parigam?61.7% (Census 2011)