About Pekkaranai Village

Pekkaranai is a mid sized village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 296 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pekkaranai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pekkaranai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Cheyyur
Pincode	603306
Area (hectares)	126.07 hectares
Population	582
Male Population	296
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 15 km distance

How Pekkaranai compares

By the 2011 count Pekkaranai is the 86th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 126.07 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 989.

Getting to Pekkaranai

Pekkaranai 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 Pekkaranai as Available within 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pekkaranai from other places

Pekkaranai lies about 53 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Acharapakkam, about 5.7 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 Pekkaranai
Nearest railway station	Acharapakkam	5.7 km
Nearest town	Madurāntakam	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheyyur	15 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	53 km

Villages closest to Pekkaranai

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 Pekkaranai

As per the Census of India 2011, Pekkaranai village had a population of 582. That makes it the 86th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Pekkaranai village has 296 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pekkaranai 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Pekkaranai is 603306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pekkaranai covers 126.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pekkaranai is Acharapakkam, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Pekkaranai.

Pekkaranai 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.

Pekkaranai is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Acharapakkam is about 5.7 km away. Madurāntakam is about 14 km away. Cheyyur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.