About Pelakkadu Village

Pelakkadu is a mid sized village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 334 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pelakkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pelakkadu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Yercaud
Pincode	636601
Area (hectares)	269.56 hectares
Population	646
Male Population	334
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pelakkadu compares

By the 2011 count Pelakkadu is the 17th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 269.56 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 992.

Getting to Pelakkadu

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

Pelakkadu lies about 14 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Ayodhyapattanam, 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 Pelakkadu
Tehsil headquarters	Yercaud	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Ayodhyapattanam	9.0 km
District headquarters	Salem	14 km

Villages closest to Pelakkadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pelakkadu village had a population of 646. That makes it the 17th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Pelakkadu village has 334 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pelakkadu has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Pelakkadu is 636601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pelakkadu covers 269.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pelakkadu falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pelakkadu is Ayodhyapattanam, 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 10+ km distance for Pelakkadu.

Pelakkadu is about 14 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pelakkadu is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Yercaud is about 3.8 km away. Ayodhyapattanam is about 9.0 km away. Salem is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.