About Periyavadagarai Village

Periyavadagarai is a large village in Veppanthattai tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,441, made up of 1,232 males and 1,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1535.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyavadagarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyavadagarai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Perambalur
Tehsil	Veppanthattai
Pincode	621116
Area (hectares)	1535.43 hectares
Population	2,441
Male Population	1,232
Female Population	1,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Periyavadagarai compares

By the 2011 count Periyavadagarai is the 21st largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,612 residents. Its 1535.43 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Periyavadagarai

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

Periyavadagarai lies about 18 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Talaivasal, about 24 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 Periyavadagarai
Tehsil headquarters	Veppanthattai	18 km
District headquarters	Perambalur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Talaivasal	24 km

Villages closest to Periyavadagarai

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 Periyavadagarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyavadagarai village had a population of 2,441. That makes it the 21st largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,612 residents.

Periyavadagarai village has 1,232 males and 1,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyavadagarai has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Periyavadagarai is 621116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyavadagarai covers 1535.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Periyavadagarai is Talaivasal, about 24 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 Periyavadagarai.

Periyavadagarai is about 18 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periyavadagarai is in Veppanthattai tehsil of Perambalur district. Veppanthattai is about 18 km away. Perambalur is about 18 km away. Talaivasal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.