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About Parakkai Village

Parakkai is a large village in Agastheeswaram tehsil, in the district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,524, made up of 1,251 males and 1,273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 629601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parakkai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parakkai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanniyakumari
Tehsil Agastheeswaram
Pincode 629601
Area (hectares) 400.81 hectares
Population 2,524
Male Population 1,251
Female Population 1,273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parakkai compares

By the 2011 count Parakkai is the 15th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,566 residents. Its 400.81 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Parakkai

Parakkai 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 Parakkai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parakkai from other places

Parakkai lies about 11 km from Kanniyakumari, and the nearest railway station is Suchindram, about 2.2 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 Parakkai
Nearest railway station Suchindram 2.2 km
Nearest town Nāgercoil 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Agastheeswaram 8.8 km
District headquarters Kanniyakumari 11 km

Villages closest to Parakkai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parakkai village had a population of 2,524. That makes it the 15th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,566 residents.

Parakkai village has 1,251 males and 1,273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parakkai has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Parakkai is 629601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parakkai covers 400.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parakkai falls under Agastheeswaram tehsil of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Parakkai is Suchindram, about 2.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Parakkai.

Parakkai is about 11 km from Kanniyakumari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parakkai is in Agastheeswaram tehsil of Kanniyakumari district. Suchindram is about 2.2 km away. Nāgercoil is about 5.1 km away. Agastheeswaram is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thengamputhoor (2.3 km), Suchindrum (2.7 km) and Thamaraikulam (3.7 km).

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

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