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About Periakuttimaduvu Village

Periakuttimaduvu is a mid sized village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 353 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periakuttimaduvu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periakuttimaduvu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636104
Area (hectares) 233.36 hectares
Population 672
Male Population 353
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Periakuttimaduvu compares

By the 2011 count Periakuttimaduvu is the 46th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 233.36 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Periakuttimaduvu

Periakuttimaduvu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Periakuttimaduvu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Periakuttimaduvu from other places

Periakuttimaduvu lies about 36 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 22 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 Periakuttimaduvu
Nearest town Pallippatti 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 22 km
Nearest railway station Valappadi Gate 22 km
District headquarters Salem 36 km

Villages closest to Periakuttimaduvu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Periakuttimaduvu village had a population of 672. That makes it the 46th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Periakuttimaduvu village has 353 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periakuttimaduvu has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Periakuttimaduvu is 636104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periakuttimaduvu covers 233.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Periakuttimaduvu falls under Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periakuttimaduvu is Valappadi Gate, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Periakuttimaduvu.

Periakuttimaduvu is about 36 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periakuttimaduvu is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Pallippatti is about 9.5 km away. Vazhapadi is about 22 km away. Valappadi Gate 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 Chinnakuttimaduvu (1.9 km), Kankatti Ala (3.6 km) and Chinnavelampatti (5.4 km).

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

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