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About Pirabakkalur Village

Pirabakkalur is a large village in Mudukulathur tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,963, made up of 1,391 males and 1,572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1218.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pirabakkalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pirabakkalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Mudukulathur
Pincode 623712
Area (hectares) 1218.26 hectares
Population 2,963
Male Population 1,391
Female Population 1,572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pirabakkalur compares

By the 2011 count Pirabakkalur is the 13th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,349 residents. Its 1218.26 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Pirabakkalur

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

Pirabakkalur lies about 23 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 9.0 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 Pirabakkalur
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mudukulathur 13 km
Nearest town Paramagudi 18 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 23 km

Villages closest to Pirabakkalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pirabakkalur village had a population of 2,963. That makes it the 13th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,349 residents.

Pirabakkalur village has 1,391 males and 1,572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pirabakkalur has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Pirabakkalur is 623712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pirabakkalur covers 1218.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pirabakkalur falls under Mudukulathur tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pirabakkalur is Sattirakkudi, about 9.0 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 Pirabakkalur.

Pirabakkalur is about 23 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pirabakkalur is in Mudukulathur tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Sattirakkudi is about 9.0 km away. Mudukulathur is about 13 km away. Paramagudi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ulaiyur (2.2 km), Kolundurai (3.7 km) and Thiruvarangam (3.7 km).

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

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