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About Periyakkadu Village

Periyakkadu is a small village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 235 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyakkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyakkadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636602
Area (hectares) 30.44 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 235
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Periyakkadu compares

By the 2011 count Periyakkadu is the 33rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 30.44 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Periyakkadu

Periyakkadu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Periyakkadu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Periyakkadu from other places

Periyakkadu lies about 26 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Lokur, about 7.8 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 Periyakkadu
Nearest railway station Lokur 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 11 km
Nearest town Pallippatti 21 km
District headquarters Salem 26 km

Villages closest to Periyakkadu

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.

Common questions about Periyakkadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyakkadu village had a population of 471. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Periyakkadu village has 235 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyakkadu has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Periyakkadu is 636602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyakkadu covers 30.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Periyakkadu is Lokur, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Periyakkadu.

Periyakkadu is about 26 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periyakkadu is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Lokur is about 7.8 km away. Yercaud is about 11 km away. Pallippatti is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadugamarathur (under 2 km), Mangalam (under 2 km) and Solur (under 2 km).

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

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