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About Perittivakkam Village

Perittivakkam is a mid sized village in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 275 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 602026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perittivakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perittivakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Uthukkottai
Pincode 602026
Area (hectares) 164.75 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 275
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 30 km distance

How Perittivakkam compares

By the 2011 count Perittivakkam is the 67th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 164.75 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Perittivakkam

Perittivakkam 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 Perittivakkam 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 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Perittivakkam from other places

Perittivakkam lies about 19 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Putlur, about 21 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 Perittivakkam
Tehsil headquarters Uthukkottai 3.2 km
Nearest town Nagalapuram 15 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 19 km
Nearest railway station Putlur 21 km

Villages closest to Perittivakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Perittivakkam village had a population of 565. That makes it the 67th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Perittivakkam village has 275 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perittivakkam has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Perittivakkam is 602026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perittivakkam covers 164.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Perittivakkam falls under Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Perittivakkam is Putlur, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

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

Perittivakkam is about 19 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perittivakkam is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Uthukkottai is about 3.2 km away. Nagalapuram is about 15 km away. Thiruvallur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ananderi (under 2 km), Pondavakkam (1.6 km) and Vadathillai (1.9 km).

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

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