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About Perunthandalam Village

Perunthandalam is a mid sized village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,739, made up of 867 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perunthandalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perunthandalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Chengalpattu
Pincode 603108
Area (hectares) 528.27 hectares
Population 1,739
Male Population 867
Female Population 872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Perunthandalam compares

By the 2011 count Perunthandalam is the 49th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 528.27 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Perunthandalam

Perunthandalam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Perunthandalam 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 Perunthandalam from other places

Perunthandalam lies about 42 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Chengalpatttu Junction, about 8.9 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 Perunthandalam
Nearest railway station Chengalpatttu Junction 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengalpattu 9.4 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 42 km

Villages closest to Perunthandalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Perunthandalam village had a population of 1,739. That makes it the 49th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Perunthandalam village has 867 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perunthandalam has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Perunthandalam is 603108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perunthandalam covers 528.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Perunthandalam falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Perunthandalam is Chengalpatttu Junction, about 8.9 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 Perunthandalam.

Perunthandalam is about 42 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perunthandalam is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Chengalpatttu Junction is about 8.9 km away. Chengalpattu is about 9.4 km away. Kancheepuram is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reddikuppam (under 2 km), Konerikuppam (under 2 km) and Senneri (under 2 km).

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

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