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About Periaveppathur Village

Periaveppathur is a mid sized village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 347 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periaveppathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periaveppathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 601204
Area (hectares) 424.26 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 347
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 20 km distance

How Periaveppathur compares

By the 2011 count Periaveppathur is the 84th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 424.26 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Periaveppathur

Periaveppathur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Periaveppathur 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 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Periaveppathur from other places

Periaveppathur lies about 37 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Anuppambattu, about 3.1 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 Periaveppathur
Nearest railway station Anuppambattu 3.1 km
Nearest town Mīnjūr 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponneri 7.2 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 37 km

Villages closest to Periaveppathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Periaveppathur village had a population of 678. That makes it the 84th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Periaveppathur village has 347 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periaveppathur has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Periaveppathur is 601204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periaveppathur covers 424.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Periaveppathur falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periaveppathur is Anuppambattu, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

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

Periaveppathur is about 37 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periaveppathur is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Anuppambattu is about 3.1 km away. Mīnjūr is about 4.2 km away. Ponneri is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chennaveppathur (under 2 km), Vannipakkam (under 2 km) and Madiyur (1.7 km).

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

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