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About Paraippathi Village

Paraippathi is a large village in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,760, made up of 1,395 males and 1,365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraippathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraippathi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai South
Pincode 625022
Area (hectares) 387.98 hectares
Population 2,760
Male Population 1,395
Female Population 1,365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraippathi compares

By the 2011 count Paraippathi is the 12th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 387.98 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Paraippathi

Paraippathi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paraippathi 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 Paraippathi from other places

Paraippathi 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 Paraippathi
Nearest town Kannānendal 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai South 12 km
District headquarters Madurai 12 km

Villages closest to Paraippathi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraippathi village had a population of 2,760. That makes it the 12th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Paraippathi village has 1,395 males and 1,365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraippathi has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Paraippathi is 625022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraippathi covers 387.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paraippathi falls under Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Paraippathi 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 village for Paraippathi.

Paraippathi 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.

Paraippathi is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Kannānendal is about 6.7 km away. Kudalnagar is about 10 km away. Madurai South 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 Kodimangalam (1.8 km), Valayapatti (9.0 km) and K Pudupatti (11 km).

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

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