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About Perunthottam I Village

Perunthottam I is a large village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,143, made up of 1,064 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perunthottam I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perunthottam I village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609106
Area (hectares) 607.57 hectares
Population 2,143
Male Population 1,064
Female Population 1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Perunthottam I compares

By the 2011 count Perunthottam I is the 53rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 607.57 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Perunthottam I

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

Perunthottam I lies about 48 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Sirkazhi, about 12 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 Perunthottam I
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 11 km
Nearest town Sīrkāzhi 11 km
Nearest railway station Sirkazhi 12 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 48 km

Villages closest to Perunthottam I

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirkali 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 Perunthottam I

As per the Census of India 2011, Perunthottam I village had a population of 2,143. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Perunthottam I village has 1,064 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perunthottam I has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Perunthottam I is 609106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perunthottam I covers 607.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Perunthottam I falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Perunthottam I is Sirkazhi, about 12 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 Perunthottam I.

Perunthottam I is about 48 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perunthottam I is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Sirkali is about 11 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 11 km away. Sirkazhi 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 Perunthottam Ii (under 2 km), Thennampattiam (1.7 km) and Mangaimadam (2.7 km).

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

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