About Parayankulam Village

Parayankulam is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 229 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parayankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parayankulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Madurai North
Pincode	625020
Area (hectares)	246.73 hectares
Population	446
Male Population	229
Female Population	217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parayankulam compares

By the 2011 count Parayankulam is the 92nd 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 246.73 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Parayankulam

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

How far is Parayankulam from other places

Parayankulam lies about 15 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 7.8 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 Parayankulam
Nearest railway station	Silaiman	7.8 km
Nearest town	Tiruppuvanam	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madurai North	15 km
District headquarters	Madurai	15 km

Villages closest to Parayankulam

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.

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Common questions about Parayankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Parayankulam village had a population of 446. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Parayankulam village has 229 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parayankulam has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Parayankulam is 625020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parayankulam covers 246.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Parayankulam is Silaiman, about 7.8 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 village for Parayankulam.

Parayankulam is about 15 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parayankulam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 7.8 km away. Tiruppuvanam is about 9.5 km away. Madurai North is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.