About Peraiyur Village

Peraiyur is one of the larger villages in Kamuthi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,433, made up of 3,764 males and 3,669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2066.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623708, 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	Ramanathapuram
Tehsil	Kamuthi
Pincode	623708
Area (hectares)	2066.78 hectares
Population	7,433
Male Population	3,764
Female Population	3,669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
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 largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 2066.78 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

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 42 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kamuthi	10 km
Nearest railway station	Paramakkudi	26 km
Nearest town	Paramagudi	26 km
District headquarters	Ramanathapuram	42 km

Villages closest to Peraiyur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamuthi 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 7,433. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Peraiyur village has 3,764 males and 3,669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peraiyur has about 975 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Peraiyur is 623708. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peraiyur covers 2066.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peraiyur falls under Kamuthi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Peraiyur is Paramakkudi, about 26 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 42 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peraiyur is in Kamuthi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Kamuthi is about 10 km away. Paramakkudi is about 26 km away. Paramagudi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.