# Perumbur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram 

# Perumbur

Perumbur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606401**. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 185 households**, the 151st largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 752people (2011)
- 185households
- 45.8%literacy
- 606401PIN code

## Perumbur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Perumbur is 606401.** Perumbur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606401
- Gram panchayatVanjikkuli
- Community development blockKalrayan Hills
- Census village code633274

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

## How far is Perumbur from nearby towns?

- Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)180 km by road
- Sankarapuram (nearest town)23 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 Perumbur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Serapattu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Viriyur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarapuram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Perumbur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and samai**. About 12% of the 1,607 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Perumbur

Of every 100 households in Perumbur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Perumbur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**77%

Use banking services ****7%**

**49%

Television ****48%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Perumbur?

■ Perumbur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**939

Working population ****52.7%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 39.9% for women. 50% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 369 (93%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%)

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

- Kallerikuppam815 people
- Mottaiyanur774 people
- Kurmbalur770 people
- Vanjikkuli767 people
- Kondiyanatham749 people
- Thorangur741 people
- Vengodu733 people
- Adanur711 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Perumbur?606401
- How far is Perumbur from Viluppuram?180 km by road
- What is the population of Perumbur?752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Perumbur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Perumbur?45.8% (Census 2011)