Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Perani Perani is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 605651. The 2011 Census counted 2,530 people in 567 households, the 42nd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 2,530 people (2011) - 567 households - 70.9% literacy - 605651 PIN code ## Perani PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Perani is 605651. Perani falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 605651 - Gram panchayat Perani - Community development block Mailam - Census village code 632723 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Perani from nearby towns? - Tindivanam (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ) 28 km by road - Vikravandi (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Perani? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Perani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Periathatchur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kolliyankunam - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Vikravandi - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Perani known for? The main crops are sugarcane, casuarina and paddy. About 57% of the 638 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Perani Of every 100 households in Perani in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Perani · ■ Tindivanam rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 93% - Toilet within the home 6% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 83% - Tap water 96% 79% - Drinking water within premises 1% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 23% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 74% - Use banking services 40% 40% - Television 94% 88% - Mobile phone 55% 61% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 21% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 3% 6% - Own their home 98% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Perani? ■ Perani · ■ Tindivanam rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.9% 72.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 997 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 979 976 - Working population 50.4% 50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 61.8% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 99 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 591 (46%) · ■ Household industry 9 (1%) · ■ Other work 232 (18%) · ■ Marginal 345 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tindivanam - Ongur 2,677 people - Ommandur 2,594 people - Ural 2,578 people - Vanniper 2,537 people - Avanipur 2,521 people - Nerkunam 2,495 people - Salavadi 2,467 people - Naduvanandal 2,412 people All 223 villages in Tindivanam ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perani? 605651 - How far is Perani from Viluppuram? 28 km by road - What is the population of Perani? 2,530 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perani in? Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Perani? 70.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/perani/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.