About Peraiyur Village

Peraiyur is a large village in Veppanthattai tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,600, made up of 1,258 males and 1,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1403.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peraiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peraiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Perambalur
Tehsil	Veppanthattai
Pincode	621117
Area (hectares)	1403.17 hectares
Population	2,600
Male Population	1,258
Female Population	1,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Peraiyur compares

By the 2011 count Peraiyur is the 20th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,612 residents. Its 1403.17 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Peraiyur

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

Peraiyur lies about 19 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Sillakkudi, about 4.2 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 Peraiyur
Nearest railway station	Sillakkudi	4.2 km
Nearest town	Ariyalūr	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Veppanthattai	19 km
District headquarters	Perambalur	19 km

Villages closest to Peraiyur

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

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Common questions about Peraiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Peraiyur village had a population of 2,600. That makes it the 20th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,612 residents.

Peraiyur village has 1,258 males and 1,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peraiyur has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Peraiyur is 621117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peraiyur covers 1403.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Peraiyur falls under Veppanthattai tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Peraiyur is Sillakkudi, about 4.2 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 Peraiyur.

Peraiyur is about 19 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peraiyur is in Veppanthattai tehsil of Perambalur district. Sillakkudi is about 4.2 km away. Ariyalūr is about 5.0 km away. Veppanthattai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.