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About Periyavilamalai Village

Periyavilamalai is a small village in Perundurai tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 178 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyavilamalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyavilamalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Perundurai
Pincode 638107
Area (hectares) 277.51 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 178
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Periyavilamalai compares

By the 2011 count Periyavilamalai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 277.51 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Periyavilamalai

Periyavilamalai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Periyavilamalai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Periyavilamalai from other places

Periyavilamalai lies about 13 km from Erode. 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 Periyavilamalai
Nearest town Karumāndi Chellipālaiyam 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Perundurai 6.6 km
District headquarters Erode 13 km

Villages closest to Periyavilamalai

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.

Common questions about Periyavilamalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyavilamalai village had a population of 352. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Periyavilamalai village has 178 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyavilamalai has about 978 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 985.

The pincode recorded for Periyavilamalai is 638107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyavilamalai covers 277.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Periyavilamalai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Periyavilamalai.

Periyavilamalai is about 13 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periyavilamalai is in Perundurai tehsil of Erode district. Karumāndi Chellipālaiyam is about 4.2 km away. Perundurai is about 6.6 km away. Erode is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sinnavilamalai (under 2 km), Mullampatti (1.8 km) and Kandampalayam (4.8 km).

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

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