# Periathatchur Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/periathatchur/ Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Periathatchur Periathatchur is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605651**. The 2011 Census counted **5,275 people in 1,215 households**, the 9th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 5,275people (2011) - 1,215households - 70.2%literacy - 605651PIN code ## Periathatchur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periathatchur is 605651.** Periathatchur falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605651 - Gram panchayatPeriathatchur - Community development blockMailam - Census village code632724 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periathatchur from nearby towns? - Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)26 km by road - Vikravandi (nearest town)15 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 Periathatchur? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Periathatchur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Kolliyankunam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vikravandi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 9 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 Periathatchur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include clay pots. About 65% of the 1,213 hectares of village land is sown, and 488 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 Periathatchur Of every 100 households in Periathatchur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Periathatchur · ■ Tindivanam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****22%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **83% Tap water ****93%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **74% Use banking services ****53%** **40% Television ****92%** **88% Mobile phone ****53%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **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 Periathatchur? ■ Periathatchur · ■ Tindivanam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **976 Working population ****42.4%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 62.4% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 351 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 787 (35%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Other work 501 (22%) · **■** Marginal 584 (26%) 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 - Manur6,290 people - Nadukuppam6,001 people - Vidur5,748 people - Kandadu5,458 people - Alagrammam5,158 people - Peramandur4,635 people - Mailam4,632 people - Nedumozhianur4,549 people [All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periathatchur?605651 - How far is Periathatchur from Viluppuram?26 km by road - What is the population of Periathatchur?5,275 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periathatchur in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Periathatchur?70.2% (Census 2011)