About Periyanur Village

Periyanur is a mid sized village in Palakkodu tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,884, made up of 974 males and 910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 723.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636812, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Tehsil	Palakkodu
Pincode	636812
Area (hectares)	723.55 hectares
Population	1,884
Male Population	974
Female Population	910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Periyanur compares

By the 2011 count Periyanur is the 58th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 723.55 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Periyanur

Periyanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Periyanur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Periyanur from other places

Periyanur lies about 41 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Marandahalli, about 8.4 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 Periyanur
Nearest railway station	Marandahalli	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palakkodu	19 km
Nearest town	Pālakkodu	19 km
District headquarters	Dharmapuri	41 km

Villages closest to Periyanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyanur village had a population of 1,884. That makes it the 58th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Periyanur village has 974 males and 910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyanur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Periyanur is 636812. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyanur covers 723.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Periyanur falls under Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periyanur is Marandahalli, about 8.4 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 village for Periyanur.

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

Periyanur is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Marandahalli is about 8.4 km away. Palakkodu is about 19 km away. Pālakkodu is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.