# Peral Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/peral/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Peral Peral is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,438 people in 318 households**, the 107th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,438people (2011) - 318households - 58.1%literacy - 606205PIN code ## Peral PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Peral is 606205.** Peral falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606205 - Gram panchayatPeral - Community development blockRishivandiyam - Census village code633362 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Peral from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)68 km by road - Thiagadurgam (nearest town)17 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 Peral? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Peral; 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 - ●State highwayIn 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 school10+ km · Rishivandiyam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiyagadurgam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Peral known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 52% of the 531 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Peral Of every 100 households in Peral in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Peral · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****58%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **77% Use banking services ****84%** **49% Television ****88%** **76% Mobile phone ****67%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **10% Own their home ****99%** **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 Peral? ■ Peral · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211** **939 Working population ****55.4%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.6% for men and 48.7% for women. 62% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 393 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 295 (37%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (9%) · **■** Marginal 15 (2%) 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 - Tirukkanangur1,496 people - Pottiyam1,472 people - Eduthanur1,462 people - Somandarkudi1,453 people - Endal1,432 people - Vellarikkadu1,426 people - Velanandal1,411 people - Arumbarambattu1,410 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peral?606205 - How far is Peral from Viluppuram?68 km by road - What is the population of Peral?1,438 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peral in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Peral?58.1% (Census 2011)