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About Peranakkavur Village

Peranakkavur is a mid sized village in Uthiramerur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 478 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peranakkavur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peranakkavur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Uthiramerur
Pincode 603107
Area (hectares) 334.55 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 478
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 17 km distance

How Peranakkavur compares

By the 2011 count Peranakkavur is the 48th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 334.55 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Peranakkavur

Peranakkavur 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 Peranakkavur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 17 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Peranakkavur from other places

Peranakkavur lies about 25 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Palur, about 6.2 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 Peranakkavur
Nearest railway station Palur 6.2 km
Nearest town Chengalpattu 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthiramerur 25 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 25 km

Villages closest to Peranakkavur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peranakkavur village had a population of 926. That makes it the 48th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Peranakkavur village has 478 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peranakkavur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Peranakkavur is 603107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peranakkavur covers 334.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peranakkavur falls under Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Peranakkavur is Palur, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 17 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Peranakkavur.

Peranakkavur is about 25 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peranakkavur is in Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Palur is about 6.2 km away. Chengalpattu is about 9.3 km away. Uthiramerur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kavanipakkam (under 2 km), Porpandal (1.9 km) and Mulaginimeni (2.2 km).

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

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