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About Periyapattu Village

Periyapattu is a large village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,420, made up of 2,228 males and 2,192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 793.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyapattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyapattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608801
Area (hectares) 793.49 hectares
Population 4,420
Male Population 2,228
Female Population 2,192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Periyapattu compares

By the 2011 count Periyapattu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 793.49 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Periyapattu

Periyapattu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Periyapattu 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Paradur, Parameswaranallur, Perampattu and Periya Nerkunam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Periyapattu

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyapattu village had a population of 4,420. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Periyapattu village has 2,228 males and 2,192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyapattu has about 984 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 Periyapattu is 608801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyapattu covers 793.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Periyapattu notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Periyapattu is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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