About Parukkal Village

Parukkal is a mid sized village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,398, made up of 706 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parukkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parukkal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Cheyyur
Pincode	603301
Area (hectares)	380.15 hectares
Population	1,398
Male Population	706
Female Population	692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 km distance

How Parukkal compares

By the 2011 count Parukkal is the 42nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 380.15 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Parukkal

Parukkal 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 Parukkal as Available within 5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parukkal from other places

Parukkal lies about 53 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Acharapakkam, about 4.4 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 Parukkal
Nearest railway station	Acharapakkam	4.4 km
Nearest town	Madurāntakam	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheyyur	16 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	53 km

Villages closest to Parukkal

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.

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Common questions about Parukkal

As per the Census of India 2011, Parukkal village had a population of 1,398. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Parukkal village has 706 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parukkal has about 980 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Parukkal is 603301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parukkal covers 380.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Parukkal is Acharapakkam, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 km distance.

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

Parukkal is about 53 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parukkal is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Acharapakkam is about 4.4 km away. Madurāntakam is about 15 km away. Cheyyur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.