About Periakulam Village

Periakulam is a large village in Kadaladi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,869, made up of 2,455 males and 2,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2898.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periakulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periakulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Tehsil	Kadaladi
Pincode	623703
Area (hectares)	2898.76 hectares
Population	4,869
Male Population	2,455
Female Population	2,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Periakulam compares

By the 2011 count Periakulam is the 9th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents. Its 2898.76 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Periakulam

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

Periakulam lies about 38 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 33 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 Periakulam
Tehsil headquarters	Kadaladi	13 km
Nearest town	Kilakarai	25 km
Nearest railway station	Sattirakkudi	33 km
District headquarters	Ramanathapuram	38 km

Villages closest to Periakulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Periakulam village had a population of 4,869. That makes it the 9th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents.

Periakulam village has 2,455 males and 2,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periakulam has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Periakulam is 623703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periakulam covers 2898.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Periakulam falls under Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periakulam is Sattirakkudi, about 33 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 Periakulam.

Periakulam is about 38 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periakulam is in Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Kadaladi is about 13 km away. Kilakarai is about 25 km away. Sattirakkudi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.