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About Parakakalakottai Village

Parakakalakottai is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,316, made up of 589 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,234 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parakakalakottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parakakalakottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614613
Area (hectares) 437.98 hectares
Population 1,316
Male Population 589
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,234
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parakakalakottai compares

By the 2011 count Parakakalakottai is the 84th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 437.98 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Parakakalakottai

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

How far is Parakakalakottai from other places

Parakakalakottai lies about 54 km from Thanjavur. 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 Parakakalakottai
Nearest town Adirampattinam 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 12 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 54 km

Villages closest to Parakakalakottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parakakalakottai village had a population of 1,316. That makes it the 84th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Parakakalakottai village has 589 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parakakalakottai has about 1234 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Parakakalakottai is 614613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parakakalakottai covers 437.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parakakalakottai falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Parakakalakottai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Parakakalakottai.

Parakakalakottai is about 54 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parakakalakottai is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Adirampattinam is about 6.8 km away. Pattukkottai is about 12 km away. Thanjavur is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnapuram (2.0 km), Palaverikadu (2.2 km) and Thambikottai Melakkadu (3.2 km).

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

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