About Peringanadu Village

Peringanadu is one of the larger villages in Adoor tehsil, in the district of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,638, made up of 9,642 males and 10,996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1894 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peringanadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peringanadu village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Tehsil	Adoor
Pincode	691551
Area (hectares)	1894 hectares
Population	20,638
Male Population	9,642
Female Population	10,996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,140
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Peringanadu compares

By the 2011 count Peringanadu is the 7th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 19,555 residents. Its 1894 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1148.

Getting to Peringanadu

Peringanadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Peringanadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Peringanadu from other places

Peringanadu lies about 15 km from Pathanamthitta, and the nearest railway station is Kuri, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Peringanadu
Nearest town	Adūr	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Adoor	15 km
District headquarters	Pathanamthitta	15 km
Nearest railway station	Kuri	17 km

Villages closest to Peringanadu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Adoor tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Peringanadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Peringanadu village had a population of 20,638. That makes it the 7th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 19,555 residents.

Peringanadu village has 9,642 males and 10,996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peringanadu has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1148.

The pincode recorded for Peringanadu is 691551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peringanadu covers 1894 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Peringanadu falls under Adoor tehsil of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Peringanadu is Kuri, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Peringanadu.

Peringanadu is about 15 km from Pathanamthitta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peringanadu is in Adoor tehsil of Pathanamthitta district. Adūr is about 2.6 km away. Adoor is about 15 km away. Pathanamthitta is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.