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About Paraipatti Village

Paraipatti is a mid sized village in Vadipatti tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,525, made up of 794 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625503, 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 Vadipatti
Pincode 625503
Area (hectares) 135.34 hectares
Population 1,525
Male Population 794
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraipatti compares

By the 2011 count Paraipatti is the 33rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents. Its 135.34 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

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 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 Paraipatti from other places

Paraipatti lies about 56 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Akkaraipatti, 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 railway station Akkaraipatti 10 km
Nearest town Chinnalapatti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Vadipatti 31 km
District headquarters Madurai 56 km

Villages closest to Paraipatti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vadipatti 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 1,525. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,576 residents.

Paraipatti village has 794 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraipatti has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Paraipatti is 625503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraipatti covers 135.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Paraipatti is Akkaraipatti, 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 Paraipatti.

Paraipatti is about 56 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 Vadipatti tehsil of Madurai district. Akkaraipatti is about 10 km away. Chinnalapatti is about 10 km away. Vadipatti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukkampatti (9.1 km), Krishnapuram (12 km) and Chinnamanayakkanpatti (13 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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