About Periyanesalur Village

Periyanesalur is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,272, made up of 2,191 males and 2,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1608.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyanesalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyanesalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Virudhachalam
Pincode	606304
Area (hectares)	1608.08 hectares
Population	4,272
Male Population	2,191
Female Population	2,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Periyanesalur compares

By the 2011 count Periyanesalur is the 13th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 1608.08 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 963.

Getting to Periyanesalur

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

Periyanesalur lies about 77 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kuttakudi, about 7.7 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 Periyanesalur
Nearest railway station	Kuttakudi	7.7 km
Nearest town	Tittagudi	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Virudhachalam	26 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	77 km

Villages closest to Periyanesalur

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 Periyanesalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyanesalur village had a population of 4,272. That makes it the 13th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Periyanesalur village has 2,191 males and 2,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyanesalur has about 950 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 Periyanesalur is 606304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyanesalur covers 1608.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Periyanesalur is Kuttakudi, about 7.7 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 Periyanesalur.

Periyanesalur is about 77 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periyanesalur is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kuttakudi is about 7.7 km away. Tittagudi is about 17 km away. Virudhachalam is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.