About Periyavelampatti Village

Periyavelampatti is a small village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 151 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyavelampatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyavelampatti village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Vazhapadi
Pincode	636122
Area (hectares)	90.4 hectares
Population	294
Male Population	151
Female Population	143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Periyavelampatti compares

By the 2011 count Periyavelampatti is the 52nd 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 90.4 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Periyavelampatti

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

Periyavelampatti lies about 30 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 17 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 Periyavelampatti
Nearest town	Pallippatti	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vazhapadi	17 km
Nearest railway station	Valappadi Gate	17 km
District headquarters	Salem	30 km

Villages closest to Periyavelampatti

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.

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Common questions about Periyavelampatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyavelampatti village had a population of 294. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Periyavelampatti village has 151 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyavelampatti has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Periyavelampatti is 636122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyavelampatti covers 90.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Periyavelampatti is Valappadi Gate, about 17 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 Periyavelampatti.

Periyavelampatti is about 30 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periyavelampatti is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Pallippatti is about 15 km away. Vazhapadi is about 17 km away. Valappadi Gate is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.