About Periakrishnapuram Village

Periakrishnapuram is one of the larger villages in Udayarpalayam tehsil, in the district of Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,565, made up of 2,787 males and 2,778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 974.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periakrishnapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periakrishnapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ariyalur
Tehsil	Udayarpalayam
Pincode	621805
Area (hectares)	974.56 hectares
Population	5,565
Male Population	2,787
Female Population	2,778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Periakrishnapuram compares

By the 2011 count Periakrishnapuram is the 8th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents. Its 974.56 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Periakrishnapuram

Periakrishnapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Periakrishnapuram 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 Periakrishnapuram from other places

Periakrishnapuram lies about 44 km from Ariyalur, and the nearest railway station is Ichchangadu, about 23 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 Periakrishnapuram
Nearest town	Jayamkondacholapuram	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Udayarpalayam	22 km
Nearest railway station	Ichchangadu	23 km
District headquarters	Ariyalur	44 km

Villages closest to Periakrishnapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Udayarpalayam 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 Periakrishnapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Periakrishnapuram village had a population of 5,565. That makes it the 8th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents.

Periakrishnapuram village has 2,787 males and 2,778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periakrishnapuram has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Periakrishnapuram is 621805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periakrishnapuram covers 974.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Periakrishnapuram falls under Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periakrishnapuram is Ichchangadu, about 23 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 Periakrishnapuram.

Periakrishnapuram is about 44 km from Ariyalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periakrishnapuram is in Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district. Jayamkondacholapuram is about 15 km away. Udayarpalayam is about 22 km away. Ichchangadu is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Valaikurichi (under 2 km), Thirukalappur (2.0 km) and Dharmasamudram (3.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Periakrishnapuram today is likely to be higher.