# Nerkunam Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/nerkunam-632598/ Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Nerkunam Nerkunam is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,495 people in 604 households**, the 44th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 2,495people (2011) - 604households - 60.2%literacy - 604301PIN code ## Nerkunam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nerkunam is 604301.** Nerkunam falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604301 - Gram panchayatNerkunam - Community development blockMarakkanam - Census village code632598 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nerkunam from nearby towns? - Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)68 km by road - Marakkanam (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 Nerkunam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Nerkunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vepperi - ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tindivanam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand 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 Nerkunam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. Products made here include clay pots. About 74% of the 715 hectares of village land is sown, and 413 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 Nerkunam Of every 100 households in Nerkunam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nerkunam · ■ Tindivanam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****1%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **83% Tap water ****88%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **74% Use banking services ****81%** **40% Television ****99%** **88% Mobile phone ****60%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****0%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Nerkunam? ■ Nerkunam · ■ Tindivanam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **976 Working population ****59.6%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.5% for men and 49.5% for women. 63% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 634 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 412 (28%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 248 (17%) · **■** Marginal 174 (12%) 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 Tindivanam - Ural2,578 people - Vanniper2,537 people - Perani2,530 people - Avanipur2,521 people - Salavadi2,467 people - Naduvanandal2,412 people - Kovadi2,303 people - Taludali2,257 people [All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nerkunam?604301 - How far is Nerkunam from Viluppuram?68 km by road - What is the population of Nerkunam?2,495 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nerkunam in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nerkunam?60.2% (Census 2011)