About Periyavalayam Village

Periyavalayam is a large village in Udayarpalayam tehsil, in the district of Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,282, made up of 1,624 males and 1,658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1045.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyavalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyavalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ariyalur
Tehsil	Udayarpalayam
Pincode	621802
Area (hectares)	1045.31 hectares
Population	3,282
Male Population	1,624
Female Population	1,658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Periyavalayam compares

By the 2011 count Periyavalayam is the 43rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents. Its 1045.31 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Periyavalayam

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

Periyavalayam lies about 35 km from Ariyalur, and the nearest railway station is Narasinganpet, about 22 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 Periyavalayam
Nearest town	Jayamkondacholapuram	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Udayarpalayam	10 km
Nearest railway station	Narasinganpet	22 km
District headquarters	Ariyalur	35 km

Villages closest to Periyavalayam

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 Periyavalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyavalayam village had a population of 3,282. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents.

Periyavalayam village has 1,624 males and 1,658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyavalayam has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Periyavalayam is 621802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyavalayam covers 1045.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Periyavalayam is Narasinganpet, about 22 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 Periyavalayam.

Periyavalayam is about 35 km from Ariyalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periyavalayam is in Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district. Jayamkondacholapuram is about 3.3 km away. Udayarpalayam is about 10 km away. Narasinganpet is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.