# Perichanur Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram 

# Perichanur

Perichanur is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605755**. The 2011 Census counted **1,257 people in 286 households**, the 131st largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 1,257people (2011)
- 286households
- 82.8%literacy
- 605755PIN code

## Perichanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Perichanur is 605755.** Perichanur falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605755
- Gram panchayatKasbakaranai
- Community development blockMugaiyur
- Census village code633124

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Perichanur from nearby towns?

- Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)23 km by road
- Arakandanallur (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 Perichanur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Perichanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kasbakaranai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Melvalai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Perichanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 74% of the 465 hectares of village land is sown, and 345 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 Perichanur

Of every 100 households in Perichanur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Perichanur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****97%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**76%

Use banking services ****11%**

**33%

Television ****61%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Perichanur?

■ Perichanur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**933

Working population ****45.3%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 73.6% for women. 64% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (18%) · **■** Marginal 382 (67%)

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

- Eralur1,308 people
- Madavilagam1,303 people
- Sellankuppam1,298 people
- Madampoondi1,282 people
- Nerkunam1,239 people
- Kodukkapattu1,238 people
- Kolundriampattu1,226 people
- Poomari1,217 people

[All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Perichanur?605755
- How far is Perichanur from Viluppuram?23 km by road
- What is the population of Perichanur?1,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Perichanur in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Perichanur?82.8% (Census 2011)