About Periyapalayam Village

Periyapalayam is one of the larger villages in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,311, made up of 3,621 males and 3,690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyapalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Uthukkottai
Pincode	601102
Area (hectares)	318.16 hectares
Population	7,311
Male Population	3,621
Female Population	3,690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 20 km distance

How Periyapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Periyapalayam is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 318.16 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Periyapalayam

Periyapalayam 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 Periyapalayam 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 Periyapalayam from other places

Periyapalayam lies about 24 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Kavaraippettai, about 12 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 Periyapalayam
Nearest railway station	Kavaraippettai	12 km
Nearest town	Ponneri	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Uthukkottai	17 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	24 km

Villages closest to Periyapalayam

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.

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Common questions about Periyapalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyapalayam village had a population of 7,311. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Periyapalayam village has 3,621 males and 3,690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyapalayam has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Periyapalayam is 601102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyapalayam covers 318.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Periyapalayam is Kavaraippettai, about 12 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 Periyapalayam.

Periyapalayam is about 24 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periyapalayam is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Kavaraippettai is about 12 km away. Ponneri is about 16 km away. Uthukkottai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.