# Purasaloor Village, Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/purasaloor/ Village · Aruppukkottai, Virudhunagar # Purasaloor Purasaloor is a village in Aruppukkottai sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626106**. The 2011 Census counted **1,663 people in 433 households**, the 24th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.3%. - 1,663people (2011) - 433households - 86.2%literacy - 626106PIN code ## Purasaloor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purasaloor is 626106.** Purasaloor falls in Aruppukkottai sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626106 - Gram panchayatK.Vagaikulam - Community development blockTiruchuli - Census village code641695 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purasaloor from nearby towns? - Aruppukkottai (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)50 km by road - Kamuthi (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 Purasaloor? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Purasaloor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Poolangal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kamuthi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Soolakkarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Purasaloor known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and brinjal**. About 28% of the 1,183 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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 Purasaloor Of every 100 households in Purasaloor in 2011, 82 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Purasaloor · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **91% Toilet within the home ****2%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **74% Tap water ****100%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **65% Use banking services ****41%** **47% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****38%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **7% Own their home ****99%** **84% 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 Purasaloor? ■ Purasaloor · ■ Aruppukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%** **80.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849** **949 Working population ****57.4%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.0% for men and 78.0% for women. 60% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 320 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (22%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (5%) · **■** Marginal 367 (38%) 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 Aruppukkottai - Maravarperungudi1,971 people - Kallumadam1,934 people - Thoppalakarai1,899 people - Savaspuram1,800 people - Kattangudi1,608 people - Muthuramalingapuram1,591 people - Velayudhapuram1,553 people - Thiruvirunthalpuram1,450 people [All 75 villages in Aruppukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/aruppukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purasaloor?626106 - How far is Purasaloor from Virudhunagar?50 km by road - What is the population of Purasaloor?1,663 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purasaloor in?Virudhunagar district (Aruppukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Purasaloor?86.2% (Census 2011)