About Palakarai Village

Palakarai is a large village in Perundurai tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,570, made up of 1,816 males and 1,754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 751.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palakarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palakarai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Perundurai
Pincode	638057
Area (hectares)	751.22 hectares
Population	3,570
Male Population	1,816
Female Population	1,754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palakarai compares

By the 2011 count Palakarai is the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 751.22 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Palakarai

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

Palakarai lies about 20 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Ingur, about 12 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 Palakarai
Nearest town	Karumāndi Chellipālaiyam	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Perundurai	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Ingur	12 km
District headquarters	Erode	20 km

Villages closest to Palakarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palakarai village had a population of 3,570. That makes it the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Palakarai village has 1,816 males and 1,754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palakarai has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Palakarai is 638057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palakarai covers 751.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palakarai falls under Perundurai tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palakarai is Ingur, about 12 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 Palakarai.

Palakarai is about 20 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palakarai is in Perundurai tehsil of Erode district. Karumāndi Chellipālaiyam is about 4.8 km away. Perundurai is about 6.9 km away. Ingur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.