About Perichikovil Village

Perichikovil is a small village in Tirupathur tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 150 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perichikovil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perichikovil village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Tirupathur
Pincode	630313
Area (hectares)	317.8 hectares
Population	319
Male Population	150
Female Population	169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,127
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Perichikovil compares

By the 2011 count Perichikovil is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents. Its 317.8 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Perichikovil

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

Perichikovil lies about 26 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, 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 Perichikovil
Nearest railway station	Kallal	7.8 km
Nearest town	Sankarapatti	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tirupathur	26 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	26 km

Villages closest to Perichikovil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Perichikovil village had a population of 319. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents.

Perichikovil village has 150 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perichikovil has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Perichikovil is 630313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perichikovil covers 317.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Perichikovil falls under Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Perichikovil is Kallal, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Perichikovil.

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

Perichikovil is in Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district. Kallal is about 7.8 km away. Sankarapatti is about 13 km away. Tirupathur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.