Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram
# Aviriyur

Aviriyur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 605801. The 2011 Census counted 1,750 people in 373 households, the 83rd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.
- 1,750 people (2011)
- 373 households
- 62.0% literacy
- 605801 PIN code

## Aviriyur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Aviriyur is 605801. Aviriyur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 605801
- Gram panchayat Aviriyur
- Community development block Rishivandiyam
- Census village code 633321

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Aviriyur from nearby towns?
- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Sankarapuram (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Aviriyur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Aviriyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ariyalur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sankarapuram
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Aviriyur known for?

The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and black gram. About 67% of the 512 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Aviriyur

Of every 100 households in Aviriyur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Aviriyur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 92%
- Toilet within the home 5% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 87%
- Tap water 90% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 21%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 77%
- Use banking services 47% 49%
- Television 81% 76%
- Mobile phone 41% 61%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 18% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 10% 10%
- Own their home 98% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Aviriyur?

■ Aviriyur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.0% 63.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 939
- Working population 61.4% 52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 54.1% for women. 61% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 140 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 896 (83%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 11 (1%) · ■ Marginal 24 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sankarapuram
- Pallippattu 1,849 people
- Vaniyanthal 1,825 people
- Vadaponparappi 1,780 people
- Mookkanur 1,759 people
- Vannanjur 1,749 people
- Moolakkadu 1,725 people
- Malliampadi 1,724 people
- Mundiyur 1,692 people

All 187 villages in Sankarapuram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Aviriyur? 605801
- How far is Aviriyur from Viluppuram? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Aviriyur? 1,750 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aviriyur in? Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Aviriyur? 62.0% (Census 2011)

---
Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/aviriyur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.
