About Palacherikkadu Village

Palacherikkadu is a mid sized village in Peravurani tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 341 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palacherikkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palacherikkadu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Peravurani
Pincode	614802
Area (hectares)	220.53 hectares
Population	735
Male Population	341
Female Population	394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,155
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palacherikkadu compares

By the 2011 count Palacherikkadu is the 47th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents. Its 220.53 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Palacherikkadu

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

Palacherikkadu lies about 54 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Ottankadu, about 3.7 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 Palacherikkadu
Nearest railway station	Ottankadu	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peravurani	6.0 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	54 km

Villages closest to Palacherikkadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palacherikkadu village had a population of 735. That makes it the 47th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents.

Palacherikkadu village has 341 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palacherikkadu has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Palacherikkadu is 614802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palacherikkadu covers 220.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palacherikkadu falls under Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palacherikkadu is Ottankadu, about 3.7 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 village for Palacherikkadu.

Palacherikkadu 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.

Palacherikkadu is in Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district. Ottankadu is about 3.7 km away. Peravurani is about 6.0 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.