Geographic Location of Periyur

The village Periyur is located in Sankarankoil Taluk of Tenkasi District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Periyur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sankarankoil Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sankarankoil, which is about 10 kilometers away from Periyur.

Travel and Communication for Periyur

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Periyur,
Tenkasi,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 627761

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Periyur

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A brief summary of available data for Periyur is given below:

Social Structure of Periyur

As per available data from the year 2009, 1829 persons live in 511 house holds in the village Periyur. There are 954 female individuals and 875 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.16% and males constitute 47.84% of the total population.

There are 367 scheduled castes persons of which 195 are females and 172 are males. Females constitute 53.13% and males constitute 46.87% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 20.07% of the total population.

Population density of Periyur is 181.57 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Periyur

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Total area of Periyur is 1007.35 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 282.01 ha. About 33.88 ha is un-irrigated area. About 248.13 ha is irrigated area. About 130.86 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 117.27 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 276.09 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.42 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 13.65 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 5.48 ha is culturable waste land. About 429.7 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Periyur

There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Periyur.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Periyur.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Karivalamvandanallur, which is 5-10 kms away from Periyur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Karivalamvandanallur, which is 5-10 kms away from Periyur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Karivalamvandanallur, which is 5-10 kms away from Periyur.

Colleges in Periyur

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Sankarankoil, which is 5-10 kms away from Periyur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Puliyankudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Tirunelveli, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Puliyankudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Melaneelidanallur, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyur.

Other Educational Facilities in Periyur

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Sankarankoil, which is 5-10 kms away from Periyur.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Periyur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Puliyankudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Periyur.

Healthcare Facilities in Periyur

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Periyur.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Periyur.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Periyur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Periyur.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Periyur.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Periyur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Periyur.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Periyur.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Periyur.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Periyur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Periyur.

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