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About Periavelikadu Village

Periavelikadu is a mid sized village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 802, made up of 410 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periavelikadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periavelikadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Cheyyur
Pincode 603312
Area (hectares) 493.01 hectares
Population 802
Male Population 410
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 25 km distance

How Periavelikadu compares

By the 2011 count Periavelikadu is the 74th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 493.01 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Periavelikadu

Periavelikadu 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 Periavelikadu 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 25 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Periavelikadu from other places

Periavelikadu lies about 52 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Madurantakam, about 10 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 Periavelikadu
Nearest railway station Madurantakam 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyur 12 km
Nearest town Madurāntakam 12 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 52 km

Villages closest to Periavelikadu

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 Periavelikadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Periavelikadu village had a population of 802. That makes it the 74th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Periavelikadu village has 410 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periavelikadu has about 956 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 Periavelikadu is 603312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periavelikadu covers 493.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Periavelikadu is Madurantakam, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 25 km distance.

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

Periavelikadu is about 52 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periavelikadu is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Madurantakam is about 10 km away. Cheyyur is about 12 km away. Madurāntakam is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnavelikadu (under 2 km), Thiruvadur (2.5 km) and Uludamangalam (3.3 km).

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

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