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About Perattukkottai Village

Perattukkottai is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,805, made up of 891 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 725.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perattukkottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perattukkottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630314
Area (hectares) 725.71 hectares
Population 1,805
Male Population 891
Female Population 914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Perattukkottai compares

By the 2011 count Perattukkottai is the 21st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 725.71 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Perattukkottai

Perattukkottai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Perattukkottai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Perattukkottai from other places

Perattukkottai lies about 40 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, about 7.0 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 Perattukkottai
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 7.0 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 40 km

Villages closest to Perattukkottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Perattukkottai village had a population of 1,805. That makes it the 21st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Perattukkottai village has 891 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perattukkottai has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Perattukkottai is 630314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perattukkottai covers 725.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Perattukkottai falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Perattukkottai is Devakottai Road, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Perattukkottai.

Perattukkottai is about 40 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perattukkottai is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 6.0 km away. Devakottai Road is about 7.0 km away. Sivaganga is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aravayal (under 2 km), Sirumarudhur (2.1 km) and Iravinivayal (2.1 km).

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

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