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About Paravakkarai Village

Paravakkarai is a mid sized village in Kodavasal tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,470, made up of 746 males and 724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 412.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paravakkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paravakkarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Kodavasal
Pincode 612201
Area (hectares) 412.31 hectares
Population 1,470
Male Population 746
Female Population 724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paravakkarai compares

By the 2011 count Paravakkarai is the 53rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents. Its 412.31 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Paravakkarai

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

How far is Paravakkarai from other places

Paravakkarai lies about 23 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Aduturai, about 9.0 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 Paravakkarai
Nearest railway station Aduturai 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kodavasal 12 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 16 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 23 km

Villages closest to Paravakkarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paravakkarai village had a population of 1,470. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents.

Paravakkarai village has 746 males and 724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paravakkarai has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Paravakkarai is 612201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paravakkarai covers 412.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paravakkarai falls under Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Paravakkarai is Aduturai, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Paravakkarai is about 23 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paravakkarai is in Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Aduturai is about 9.0 km away. Kodavasal is about 12 km away. Kumbakonam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anniyur (2.6 km), Koonthalur (2.7 km) and Manavalanallur (2.8 km).

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

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