About Periyakappankulam Village

Periyakappankulam is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,797, made up of 1,393 males and 1,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 880.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyakappankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyakappankulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Virudhachalam
Pincode	607802
Area (hectares)	880.37 hectares
Population	2,797
Male Population	1,393
Female Population	1,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Periyakappankulam compares

By the 2011 count Periyakappankulam is the 33rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 880.37 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Periyakappankulam

Periyakappankulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Periyakappankulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Periyakappankulam from other places

Periyakappankulam lies about 41 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Uttangalmangalam, about 6.4 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 Periyakappankulam
Nearest railway station	Uttangalmangalam	6.4 km
Nearest town	Neyveli	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Virudhachalam	14 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	41 km

Villages closest to Periyakappankulam

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.

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Common questions about Periyakappankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyakappankulam village had a population of 2,797. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Periyakappankulam village has 1,393 males and 1,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyakappankulam has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Periyakappankulam is 607802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyakappankulam covers 880.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Periyakappankulam is Uttangalmangalam, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Periyakappankulam.

Periyakappankulam is about 41 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periyakappankulam is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Uttangalmangalam is about 6.4 km away. Neyveli is about 8.4 km away. Virudhachalam is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnakappankulam (under 2 km), Kolliruppu (2.1 km) and Mudanai (3.5 km).

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