About Peikkulam Village

Peikkulam is a mid sized village in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,493, made up of 765 males and 728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peikkulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peikkulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Thirumangalam
Pincode	625701
Area (hectares)	659.13 hectares
Population	1,493
Male Population	765
Female Population	728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Peikkulam compares

By the 2011 count Peikkulam is the 43rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 659.13 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Peikkulam

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

How far is Peikkulam from other places

Peikkulam lies about 31 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kalligudi, about 5.7 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 Peikkulam
Nearest railway station	Kalligudi	5.7 km
Nearest town	Virudunagar	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thirumangalam	18 km
District headquarters	Madurai	31 km

Villages closest to Peikkulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peikkulam village had a population of 1,493. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Peikkulam village has 765 males and 728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peikkulam has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Peikkulam is 625701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peikkulam covers 659.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peikkulam falls under Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Peikkulam is Kalligudi, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Peikkulam is about 31 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peikkulam is in Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. Kalligudi is about 5.7 km away. Virudunagar is about 10 km away. Thirumangalam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.