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About Periakottai Village

Periakottai is a large village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,929, made up of 1,445 males and 1,484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 773 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periakottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periakottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630108
Area (hectares) 773 hectares
Population 2,929
Male Population 1,445
Female Population 1,484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Periakottai compares

By the 2011 count Periakottai is the 11th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 773 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Periakottai

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

Periakottai lies about 55 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Periyakottai, about 2.5 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 Periakottai
Nearest railway station Periyakottai 2.5 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 16 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 55 km

Villages closest to Periakottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Periakottai village had a population of 2,929. That makes it the 11th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Periakottai village has 1,445 males and 1,484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periakottai has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Periakottai is 630108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periakottai covers 773 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Periakottai falls under Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periakottai is Periyakottai, about 2.5 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 Periakottai.

Periakottai is about 55 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periakottai is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Periyakottai is about 2.5 km away. Arantāngi is about 12 km away. Karaikkudi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakkottai (5.8 km), Kulappadi (6.5 km) and Ambakkudi (7.1 km).

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

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