# Peelamedu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Peelamedu

Peelamedu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606206**. The 2011 Census counted **2,322 people in 535 households**, the 65th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 2,322people (2011)
- 535households
- 72.3%literacy
- 606206PIN code

## Peelamedu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Peelamedu is 606206.** Peelamedu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606206
- Gram panchayatPeelamedu
- Community development blockThiyagadurgam
- Census village code633390

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

## How far is Peelamedu from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)65 km by road
- Thiagadurgam (nearest town)5 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 Peelamedu?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiyagadurgam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiyagadurgam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Peelamedu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 59% of the 666 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 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 Peelamedu

Of every 100 households in Peelamedu in 2011, 90 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Peelamedu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**87%

Tap water ****97%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**77%

Use banking services ****36%**

**49%

Television ****53%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Peelamedu?

■ Peelamedu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**939

Working population ****57.5%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 61.4% for women. 62% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 619 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 433 (32%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (6%) · **■** Marginal 183 (14%)

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 Sankarapuram

- Manjaputhur2,453 people
- Thyagarajapuram2,434 people
- Munivalai2,377 people
- Tholuvanthangal2,341 people
- Mallapuram2,282 people
- Sripadanallur2,236 people
- Pirividayampattu2,070 people
- Mandagappadi2,069 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Peelamedu?606206
- How far is Peelamedu from Viluppuram?65 km by road
- What is the population of Peelamedu?2,322 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Peelamedu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Peelamedu?72.3% (Census 2011)