# Nerkunam Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/nerkunam-632667/ Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Nerkunam Nerkunam is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604102**. The 2011 Census counted **972 people in 220 households**, the 133rd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 972people (2011) - 220households - 81.3%literacy - 604102PIN code ## Nerkunam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nerkunam is 604102.** Nerkunam falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604102 - Gram panchayatThennerkunam - Community development blockMarakkanam - Census village code632667 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)10 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)42 km by road - Tindivanam (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 Nerkunam? 14 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 · Endiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tindivanam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 ragi**. Products made here include wooden furniture. About 71% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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, 99 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 99 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Nerkunam · ■ Tindivanam rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **74% Use banking services ****60%** **40% Television ****100%** **88% Mobile phone ****99%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****0%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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+) ****81.3%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **976 Working population ****58.1%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 75.3% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 231 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (54%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (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 Tindivanam - Purangarai1,006 people - Kilmavilangai1,000 people - Sembakkam996 people - Attipakkam985 people - Sendiyampakkam969 people - Kodima956 people - Nalmukkal940 people - Kanniyam919 people [All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nerkunam?604102 - How far is Nerkunam from Viluppuram?42 km by road - What is the population of Nerkunam?972 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nerkunam in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Nerkunam?81.3% (Census 2011)