# Viriyur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/viriyur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Viriyur Viriyur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606402**. The 2011 Census counted **6,354 people in 1,306 households**, the 5th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 6,354people (2011) - 1,306households - 80.7%literacy - 606402PIN code ## Viriyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Viriyur is 606402.** Viriyur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606402 - Gram panchayatViriyur - Community development blockSankarapuram - Census village code633327 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Viriyur from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)85 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)10 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 Viriyur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Viriyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankarapuram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Viriyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include milk and wood products. About 46% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Viriyur Of every 100 households in Viriyur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Viriyur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****29%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **87% Tap water ****75%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **77% Use banking services ****67%** **49% Television ****68%** **76% Mobile phone ****62%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **10% Own their home ****95%** **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 Viriyur? ■ Viriyur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903** **939 Working population ****38.0%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 77.7% for women. 48% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 807 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 962 (40%) · **■** Household industry 60 (2%) · **■** Other work 521 (22%) · **■** Marginal 62 (3%) 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 - Sirpanandal9,887 people - Rishivandiyam8,225 people - Poottai7,962 people - Arasambattu6,598 people - Melsiruvalur6,231 people - Pasar6,190 people - Moongilthuraippattu6,036 people - Alathur5,875 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Viriyur?606402 - How far is Viriyur from Viluppuram?85 km by road - What is the population of Viriyur?6,354 (Census 2011) - Which district is Viriyur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Viriyur?80.7% (Census 2011)