About Periapodu Village

Periapodu is one of the larger villages in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,945, made up of 3,517 males and 3,428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4313.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periapodu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periapodu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Coimbatore
Tehsil	Pollachi
Pincode	642103
Area (hectares)	4313.37 hectares
Population	6,945
Male Population	3,517
Female Population	3,428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Periapodu compares

By the 2011 count Periapodu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 4313.37 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Periapodu

Periapodu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Periapodu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Periapodu from other places

Periapodu lies about 45 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Minatchipuram, about 2.7 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 Periapodu
Nearest railway station	Minatchipuram	2.7 km
Nearest town	Kottur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pollachi	15 km
District headquarters	Coimbatore	45 km

Villages closest to Periapodu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Periapodu village had a population of 6,945. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Periapodu village has 3,517 males and 3,428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periapodu has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Periapodu is 642103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periapodu covers 4313.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Periapodu falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periapodu is Minatchipuram, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Periapodu is about 45 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periapodu is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Minatchipuram is about 2.7 km away. Kottur is about 14 km away. Pollachi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.