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About Perumalkoil Village

Perumalkoil is a large village in Kuthalam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,403, made up of 1,554 males and 1,849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609808, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perumalkoil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perumalkoil village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kuthalam
Pincode 609808
Area (hectares) 209.47 hectares
Population 3,403
Male Population 1,554
Female Population 1,849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Perumalkoil compares

By the 2011 count Perumalkoil is the 6th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 209.47 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Perumalkoil

Perumalkoil is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Perumalkoil as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Perumalkoil from other places

Perumalkoil lies about 42 km from Nagapattinam. 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 Perumalkoil
Tehsil headquarters Kuthalam 4.2 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 10 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 42 km

Villages closest to Perumalkoil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Perumalkoil village had a population of 3,403. That makes it the 6th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Perumalkoil village has 1,554 males and 1,849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perumalkoil has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Perumalkoil is 609808. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perumalkoil covers 209.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Perumalkoil falls under Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Perumalkoil notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Perumalkoil.

Perumalkoil is about 42 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perumalkoil is in Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kuthalam is about 4.2 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 10 km away. Nagapattinam is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melaiyur (1.6 km), Melaiyur Thulasenthirapuram (1.6 km) and Kokkur (2.5 km).

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

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