# Paranur Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/paranur/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Paranur Paranur is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605755**. The 2011 Census counted **3,395 people in 728 households**, the 33rd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 3,395people (2011) - 728households - 70.1%literacy - 605755PIN code ## Paranur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paranur is 605755.** Paranur falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605755 - Gram panchayatParanur - Community development blockMugaiyur - Census village code633131 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paranur from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)30 km by road - Arakandanallur (nearest town)8 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 Paranur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Paranur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · V Puthur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arakandanallur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Paranur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and bajra**. About 36% of the 715 hectares of village land is sown, and 203 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 Paranur Of every 100 households in Paranur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paranur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **91% Toilet within the home ****7%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **88% Tap water ****82%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **76% Use banking services ****22%** **33% Television ****88%** **84% Mobile phone ****59%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Paranur? ■ Paranur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **933 Working population ****51.0%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 60.9% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 275 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 295 (17%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 346 (20%) · **■** Marginal 809 (47%) 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 Tirukkoyilur - Paiyur3,484 people - Vasanthkrishnapuram3,483 people - Memalur3,408 people - T. Edaiyur3,406 people - Arunapuram3,365 people - Alur3,296 people - Pavandur3,251 people - T. Athipakkam3,224 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paranur?605755 - How far is Paranur from Viluppuram?30 km by road - What is the population of Paranur?3,395 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paranur in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Paranur?70.1% (Census 2011)