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About Peraiyur Village

Peraiyur is a mid sized village in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 805, made up of 397 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622422, 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 Pudukkottai
Tehsil Thirumayam
Pincode 622422
Area (hectares) 206.8 hectares
Population 805
Male Population 397
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Peraiyur compares

By the 2011 count Peraiyur is the 46th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents. Its 206.8 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Peraiyur

Peraiyur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Peraiyur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 7.7 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Namanasamudram, about 3.6 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 Peraiyur
Nearest railway station Namanasamudram 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumayam 7.7 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 7.7 km

Villages closest to Peraiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peraiyur village had a population of 805. That makes it the 46th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Peraiyur village has 397 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peraiyur has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Peraiyur is 622422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peraiyur covers 206.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peraiyur falls under Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Peraiyur is Namanasamudram, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Peraiyur.

Peraiyur is about 7.7 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peraiyur is in Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Namanasamudram is about 3.6 km away. Thirumayam is about 7.7 km away. Pudukkottai is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arasandampatti (under 2 km), Pilakudipatti (under 2 km) and Kadambavayal (under 2 km).

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

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