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About Perambur Village

Perambur is a large village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,427, made up of 1,696 males and 1,731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perambur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perambur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Tharangambadi
Pincode 609406
Area (hectares) 430.7 hectares
Population 3,427
Male Population 1,696
Female Population 1,731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Perambur compares

By the 2011 count Perambur is the 22nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 430.7 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Perambur

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

Perambur lies about 34 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 9.6 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 Perambur
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Peralam Junction 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Tharangambadi 17 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 34 km

Villages closest to Perambur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Perambur village had a population of 3,427. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Perambur village has 1,696 males and 1,731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perambur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Perambur is 609406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perambur covers 430.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Perambur falls under Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Perambur is Peralam Junction, about 9.6 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 Perambur.

Perambur is about 34 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perambur is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Mayiladuthurai is about 8.9 km away. Peralam Junction is about 9.6 km away. Tharangambadi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilianur (1.8 km), Sethur (2.1 km) and Agaradhanur (2.1 km).

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

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