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About Perampattu Village

Perampattu is a large village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,106, made up of 1,599 males and 1,507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perampattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perampattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608002
Area (hectares) 363.84 hectares
Population 3,106
Male Population 1,599
Female Population 1,507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Perampattu compares

By the 2011 count Perampattu is the 24th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 363.84 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Perampattu

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

Perampattu lies about 46 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vallampadugai, about under 2 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 Perampattu
Nearest railway station Vallampadugai under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 6.3 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 46 km

Villages closest to Perampattu

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 Perampattu

As per the Census of India 2011, Perampattu village had a population of 3,106. That makes it the 24th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Perampattu village has 1,599 males and 1,507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perampattu has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Perampattu is 608002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perampattu covers 363.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Perampattu is Vallampadugai, about under 2 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 Perampattu.

Perampattu is about 46 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perampattu is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Vallampadugai is about under 2 km away. Chidambaram is about 6.3 km away. Cuddalore is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vallampadugai (under 2 km), Kadavacheri (2.2 km) and Saliyanthoppu (2.5 km).

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

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