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About Perumbakkam Village

Perumbakkam is a large village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,448, made up of 1,223 males and 1,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perumbakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perumbakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Cheyyur
Pincode 603302
Area (hectares) 666.42 hectares
Population 2,448
Male Population 1,223
Female Population 1,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 30 km distance

How Perumbakkam compares

By the 2011 count Perumbakkam is the 20th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 666.42 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Perumbakkam

Perumbakkam 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 Perumbakkam 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 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Perumbakkam from other places

Perumbakkam lies about 38 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about 6.6 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 Perumbakkam
Nearest railway station Pakkam 6.6 km
Nearest town Madurāntakam 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyur 27 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 38 km

Villages closest to Perumbakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Perumbakkam village had a population of 2,448. That makes it the 20th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Perumbakkam village has 1,223 males and 1,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perumbakkam has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Perumbakkam is 603302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perumbakkam covers 666.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Perumbakkam falls under Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Perumbakkam is Pakkam, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Perumbakkam.

Perumbakkam is about 38 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perumbakkam is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Pakkam is about 6.6 km away. Madurāntakam is about 7.6 km away. Cheyyur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thandarai (2.4 km), Puoriampakkam (6.7 km) and Sothupakkam (6.7 km).

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

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