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About Periyakavundapuram Village

Periyakavundapuram is a large village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,536, made up of 1,740 males and 1,796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 760.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyakavundapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyakavundapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636106
Area (hectares) 760.54 hectares
Population 3,536
Male Population 1,740
Female Population 1,796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Periyakavundapuram compares

By the 2011 count Periyakavundapuram is the 19th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 760.54 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Periyakavundapuram

Periyakavundapuram 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 Periyakavundapuram 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 Periyakavundapuram from other places

Periyakavundapuram lies about 12 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Minnampalli, about 4.1 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 Periyakavundapuram
Nearest railway station Minnampalli 4.1 km
District headquarters Salem 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 15 km

Villages closest to Periyakavundapuram

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 Periyakavundapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyakavundapuram village had a population of 3,536. That makes it the 19th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Periyakavundapuram village has 1,740 males and 1,796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyakavundapuram has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Periyakavundapuram is 636106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyakavundapuram covers 760.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Periyakavundapuram is Minnampalli, about 4.1 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 Periyakavundapuram.

Periyakavundapuram is about 12 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periyakavundapuram is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Minnampalli is about 4.1 km away. Salem is about 12 km away. Vazhapadi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnakavundapuram (3.2 km), Karipatti (3.3 km) and Minnampalli (3.9 km).

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

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