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About Perungalur Village

Perungalur is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 445 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perungalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perungalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608305
Area (hectares) 224.59 hectares
Population 885
Male Population 445
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Perungalur compares

By the 2011 count Perungalur is the 128th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 224.59 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 991.

Getting to Perungalur

Perungalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Perungalur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Perungalur from other places

Perungalur lies about 48 km from Cuddalore. 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 Perungalur
Nearest town Kattumannarkoil 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 12 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 48 km

Villages closest to Perungalur

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

Common questions about Perungalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Perungalur village had a population of 885. That makes it the 128th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Perungalur village has 445 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perungalur has about 989 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Perungalur is 608305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perungalur covers 224.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Perungalur falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Perungalur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Perungalur.

Perungalur is about 48 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perungalur is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kattumannarkoil is about 10 km away. Chidambaram is about 12 km away. Cuddalore is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirugalur (under 2 km), Manakkudaiyaniruppu (1.8 km) and Mugaiyur (1.9 km).

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

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