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About Periakottagam Village

Periakottagam is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 586, made up of 284 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periakottagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periakottagam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608304
Area (hectares) 134.65 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 284
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
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 Periakottagam compares

By the 2011 count Periakottagam is the 123rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 134.65 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Periakottagam

Periakottagam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Periakottagam 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 Periakottagam from other places

Periakottagam lies about 62 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Anandtandavpur, about 17 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 Periakottagam
Tehsil headquarters Kattumannarkoil 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Anandtandavpur 17 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 62 km

Villages closest to Periakottagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Periakottagam village had a population of 586. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Periakottagam village has 284 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periakottagam has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Periakottagam is 608304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periakottagam covers 134.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Periakottagam falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periakottagam is Anandtandavpur, about 17 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 Periakottagam.

Periakottagam is about 62 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periakottagam is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kattumannarkoil is about 4.1 km away. Anandtandavpur is about 17 km away. Cuddalore is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurungudi (1.7 km), Keelakadambur (1.7 km) and Melakadambur (1.7 km).

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

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