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About Peralaiyur Village

Peralaiyur is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,364, made up of 691 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peralaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peralaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606110
Area (hectares) 150.08 hectares
Population 1,364
Male Population 691
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Peralaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Peralaiyur is the 96th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 150.08 hectares work out to about 9.1 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 963.

Getting to Peralaiyur

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

Peralaiyur lies about 59 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Talanallur, about 5.3 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 Peralaiyur
Nearest railway station Talanallur 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 5.7 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 59 km

Villages closest to Peralaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peralaiyur village had a population of 1,364. That makes it the 96th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Peralaiyur village has 691 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peralaiyur has about 974 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 963.

The pincode recorded for Peralaiyur is 606110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peralaiyur covers 150.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Peralaiyur falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Peralaiyur is Talanallur, about 5.3 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 Peralaiyur.

Peralaiyur is about 59 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peralaiyur is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Talanallur is about 5.3 km away. Virudhachalam is about 5.7 km away. Cuddalore is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karuveppilankurichi (under 2 km), Nemam (under 2 km) and Sathiyavadi (1.8 km).

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

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