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About Periayakattupakkam Village

Periayakattupakkam is a small village in Tirukalukundram tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 231 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periayakattupakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periayakattupakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Tirukalukundram
Pincode 603109
Area (hectares) 274.85 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 231
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 25 km distance

How Periayakattupakkam compares

By the 2011 count Periayakattupakkam is the 80th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 274.85 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 982.

Getting to Periayakattupakkam

Periayakattupakkam 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 Periayakattupakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10 km distance. 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 Periayakattupakkam from other places

Periayakattupakkam lies about 28 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Mahendravadi, about 2.6 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 Periayakattupakkam
Nearest railway station Mahendravadi 2.6 km
Nearest town Arakkonam 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukalukundram 28 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 28 km

Villages closest to Periayakattupakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Periayakattupakkam village had a population of 451. That makes it the 80th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Periayakattupakkam village has 231 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periayakattupakkam has about 952 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 982.

The pincode recorded for Periayakattupakkam is 603109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periayakattupakkam covers 274.85 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.

Periayakattupakkam falls under Tirukalukundram tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periayakattupakkam is Mahendravadi, about 2.6 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 10 km distance for Periayakattupakkam.

Periayakattupakkam is about 28 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periayakattupakkam is in Tirukalukundram tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Mahendravadi is about 2.6 km away. Arakkonam is about 15 km away. Tirukalukundram is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunnathur (2.2 km), Mambakkam (12 km) and Manamai (14 km).

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

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