Periya Nerkunam is a village in Chidambaram tehsil in district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Periya Nerkunam was 1,407 which includes 710 males and 697 females. Periya Nerkunam covers 206.71 ha area. Pincode of Periya Nerkunam is 608704.