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About Pirithi Village

Pirithi is a mid sized village in Tiruchengode tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 385 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirithi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirithi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Tiruchengode
Pincode 637209
Area (hectares) 352.86 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 385
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirithi compares

By the 2011 count Pirithi is the 80th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents. Its 352.86 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Pirithi

Pirithi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pirithi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Pirithi from other places

Pirithi lies about 33 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Pasur, about 6.1 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 Pirithi
Nearest railway station Pasur 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchengode 10 km
District headquarters Namakkal 33 km

Villages closest to Pirithi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirithi village had a population of 738. That makes it the 80th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents.

Pirithi village has 385 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirithi has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

The pincode recorded for Pirithi is 637209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirithi covers 352.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirithi falls under Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pirithi is Pasur, about 6.1 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 10+ km distance for Pirithi.

Pirithi is about 33 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirithi is in Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district. Pasur is about 6.1 km away. Tiruchengode is about 10 km away. Namakkal is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oduvampalayam (3.0 km), Vettuvampalayam (3.3 km) and Sirumolasi (4.3 km).

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

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