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About Appakkarai Village

Appakkarai is a large village in Peraiyur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,159, made up of 1,040 males and 1,119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Appakkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Appakkarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Peraiyur
Pincode 625704
Area (hectares) 757.84 hectares
Population 2,159
Male Population 1,040
Female Population 1,119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Appakkarai compares

By the 2011 count Appakkarai is the 32nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents. Its 757.84 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Appakkarai

Appakkarai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Appakkarai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adanur, Adikaripatti, Attipatti and Avalaseri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Appakkarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Appakkarai village had a population of 2,159. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents.

Appakkarai village has 1,040 males and 1,119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Appakkarai has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Appakkarai is 625704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Appakkarai covers 757.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Appakkarai falls under Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Appakkarai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Appakkarai.

Appakkarai is in Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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