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About Paraipatti Village

Paraipatti is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 155 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraipatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraipatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625014
Area (hectares) 133.88 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 155
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraipatti compares

By the 2011 count Paraipatti is the 105th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 133.88 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Paraipatti

Paraipatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paraipatti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paraipatti from other places

Paraipatti lies about 12 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, 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 Paraipatti
Nearest town Kannānendal 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 12 km
District headquarters Madurai 12 km

Villages closest to Paraipatti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Paraipatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraipatti village had a population of 317. That makes it the 105th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Paraipatti village has 155 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraipatti has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Paraipatti is 625014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraipatti covers 133.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paraipatti falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paraipatti.

Paraipatti is about 12 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraipatti is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Kannānendal is about 6.7 km away. Kudalnagar is about 10 km away. Madurai North 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 Usilampatti (under 2 km), Periyapatti (under 2 km) and Erukkalainattam (under 2 km).

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

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