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About Periya Nerkunam Village

Periya Nerkunam is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,407, made up of 710 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periya Nerkunam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periya Nerkunam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608704
Area (hectares) 206.71 hectares
Population 1,407
Male Population 710
Female Population 697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Periya Nerkunam compares

By the 2011 count Periya Nerkunam is the 87th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 206.71 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Periya Nerkunam

Periya Nerkunam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Periya Nerkunam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Periya Nerkunam from other places

Periya Nerkunam lies about 45 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Neyveli, about 11 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 Periya Nerkunam
Nearest railway station Neyveli 11 km
Nearest town Kurinjippādi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 21 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 45 km

Villages closest to Periya Nerkunam

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 Periya Nerkunam

As per the Census of India 2011, Periya Nerkunam village had a population of 1,407. That makes it the 87th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Periya Nerkunam village has 710 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periya Nerkunam has about 982 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 Periya Nerkunam is 608704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periya Nerkunam covers 206.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Periya Nerkunam falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periya Nerkunam is Neyveli, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Periya Nerkunam.

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

Periya Nerkunam is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Neyveli is about 11 km away. Kurinjippādi is about 15 km away. Chidambaram is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinna Nerkunam (under 2 km), Veeramudaiyanatham (1.7 km) and Adanur (2.7 km).

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

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