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About Perumbalai Village

Perumbalai is one of the larger villages in Pennagaram tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,045, made up of 4,219 males and 3,826 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2303.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636811, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perumbalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perumbalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Pennagaram
Pincode 636811
Area (hectares) 2303.78 hectares
Population 8,045
Male Population 4,219
Female Population 3,826
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Perumbalai compares

By the 2011 count Perumbalai is the 8th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,400 residents. Its 2303.78 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 898.

Getting to Perumbalai

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

Perumbalai lies about 30 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Toppur, about 15 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 Perumbalai
Nearest town Mechcheri 14 km
Nearest railway station Toppur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pennagaram 20 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 30 km

Villages closest to Perumbalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Perumbalai village had a population of 8,045. That makes it the 8th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,400 residents.

Perumbalai village has 4,219 males and 3,826 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perumbalai has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Perumbalai is 636811. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perumbalai covers 2303.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Perumbalai falls under Pennagaram tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Perumbalai is Toppur, about 15 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 Perumbalai.

Perumbalai is about 30 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perumbalai is in Pennagaram tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Mechcheri is about 14 km away. Toppur is about 15 km away. Pennagaram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Perumbalai Rf (under 2 km), Arakasanahalli (4.5 km) and Chinnampalli (5.8 km).

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

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