# Poraiyur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/poraiyur/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Poraiyur Poraiyur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606305**. The 2011 Census counted **378 people in 91 households**, the 138th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 378people (2011) - 91households - 65.0%literacy - 606305PIN code ## Poraiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poraiyur is 606305.** Poraiyur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606305 - Gram panchayatSirunagalur - Community development blockThiyagadurgam - Census village code633456 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poraiyur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Thiagadurgam (nearest town)12 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 Poraiyur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Poraiyur; 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 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thiyagadurgam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiyagadurgam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Poraiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and corn**. About 70% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Poraiyur Of every 100 households in Poraiyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Poraiyur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****18%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **87% Tap water ****94%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **73% Use banking services ****49%** **50% Television ****95%** **84% Mobile phone ****89%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****100%** **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 Poraiyur? ■ Poraiyur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****516** **918 Working population ****53.2%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.5% for men and 59.0% for women. 67% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (74%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (8%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%) 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 - Thathathiripuram497 people - Alwarmalai R.F.466 people - Magarur461 people - Thagarai R.F.414 people - Kilpoondi304 people - Thottapadi R.F.256 people - Chitteri240 people - Poosappadi R.F.200 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poraiyur?606305 - How far is Poraiyur from Viluppuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Poraiyur?378 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poraiyur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poraiyur?65.0% (Census 2011)