# Periyapagandai Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Periyapagandai

Periyapagandai is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605801**. The 2011 Census counted **1,547 people in 341 households**, the 99th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 1,547people (2011)
- 341households
- 73.4%literacy
- 605801PIN code

## Periyapagandai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Periyapagandai is 605801.** Periyapagandai falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605801
- Gram panchayatPeriyapagandai
- Community development blockRishivandiyam
- Census village code633324

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

## How far is Periyapagandai from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sankarapuram (nearest town)18 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 Periyapagandai?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Periyapagandai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ariyalur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Viriyur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarapuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Periyapagandai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 64% of the 444 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Periyapagandai

Of every 100 households in Periyapagandai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Periyapagandai · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****88%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**77%

Use banking services ****39%**

**49%

Television ****96%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Periyapagandai?

■ Periyapagandai · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**939

Working population ****56.4%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 63.4% for women. 65% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (44%) · **■** Household industry 109 (12%) · **■** Other work 51 (6%) · **■** Marginal 162 (19%)

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

- Vengalam1,581 people
- Karuvelampadi1,561 people
- Arur1,555 people
- Serapattu1,548 people
- Yal1,546 people
- Chinnakolliyur1,522 people
- Noorolai1,499 people
- Tirukkanangur1,496 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Periyapagandai?605801
- How far is Periyapagandai from Viluppuram?40 km by road
- What is the population of Periyapagandai?1,547 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Periyapagandai in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Periyapagandai?73.4% (Census 2011)