Periyur, Sankarankovil

Periyur is a village located in the Sankarankoil Taluk of Tenkasi district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Sankarankovil block and comes under Periyoor Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Tenkasi parliament constituency and Sankarankovil assembly constituency.

As on December 2024, the current population of Periyur is 2 thousands out of which 937 are males and rest 1 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1091 females per 1000 males. There are around 196 teenagers in Periyur. It has literacy rate of 58% which means around 1.1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 393 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 547 households in Periyur, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1000. The pincode of Periyur is 627761 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Panaiyur Sub Post office
• Gomathimuthupuram Branch Post office
• Periyur Branch Post office
• Sangupuram Branch Post office

Schools

Periyur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Pre Upper Primary School, Periyoor
• Govt. Primary School, Shenbagapuram

Hospitals

Periyur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Panaiyoor Sub-Center
• Periyoor Sub-Center

Banks

Periyur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Panaiyur