# Puzhayanur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/puzhayanur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Puzhayanur Puzhayanur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606402**. The 2011 Census counted **2,037 people in 555 households**, the 74th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 2,037people (2011) - 555households - 74.1%literacy - 606402PIN code ## Puzhayanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puzhayanur is 606402.** Puzhayanur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606402 - Gram panchayatPalayanur - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633349 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puzhayanur from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)88 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)6 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 Puzhayanur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Puzhayanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sankarapuram - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 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 Puzhayanur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and corn**. About 54% of the 298 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Puzhayanur Of every 100 households in Puzhayanur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puzhayanur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****20%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **87% Tap water ****92%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **77% Use banking services ****76%** **49% Television ****84%** **76% Mobile phone ****78%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****33%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Puzhayanur? ■ Puzhayanur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1106** **939 Working population ****54.1%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 65.6% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 213 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (23%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 180 (16%) · **■** Marginal 437 (40%) 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 - Manalur2,066 people - Melapalangur2,061 people - Pacheri2,045 people - Melapattu2,041 people - Kalaiyanallur2,035 people - Sathaputhur2,005 people - Tiruvarangam1,962 people - Sirupanaiyur1,883 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puzhayanur?606402 - How far is Puzhayanur from Viluppuram?88 km by road - What is the population of Puzhayanur?2,037 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puzhayanur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puzhayanur?74.1% (Census 2011)