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About Periyeri Village

Periyeri is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,603, made up of 2,333 males and 2,270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1659.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyeri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Attur
Pincode 636101
Area (hectares) 1659.65 hectares
Population 4,603
Male Population 2,333
Female Population 2,270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Periyeri compares

By the 2011 count Periyeri is the 22nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 1659.65 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Periyeri

Periyeri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Periyeri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Periyeri from other places

Periyeri lies about 70 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Melnariyappanur, about 5.7 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 Periyeri
Nearest railway station Melnariyappanur 5.7 km
Nearest town Chinna Salem 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Attur 22 km
District headquarters Salem 70 km

Villages closest to Periyeri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyeri village had a population of 4,603. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Periyeri village has 2,333 males and 2,270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyeri has about 973 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 Periyeri is 636101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyeri covers 1659.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Periyeri falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periyeri is Melnariyappanur, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Periyeri.

Periyeri is about 70 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periyeri is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Melnariyappanur is about 5.7 km away. Chinna Salem is about 11 km away. Attur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aragalur (under 2 km), Thiyaganur (2.0 km) and Nathakkarai (2.8 km).

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

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