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About Periyakothur Village

Periyakothur is a mid sized village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 417 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyakothur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyakothur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Needamangalam
Pincode 610206
Area (hectares) 293.58 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 417
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Periyakothur compares

By the 2011 count Periyakothur is the 56th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 293.58 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1003.

Getting to Periyakothur

Periyakothur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Periyakothur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Periyakothur from other places

Periyakothur lies about 12 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Mavur Road, about 4.8 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 Periyakothur
Nearest railway station Mavur Road 4.8 km
Nearest town Koothanallur 8.8 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Needamangalam 21 km

Villages closest to Periyakothur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyakothur village had a population of 824. That makes it the 56th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Periyakothur village has 417 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyakothur has about 976 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Periyakothur is 610206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyakothur covers 293.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Periyakothur falls under Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periyakothur is Mavur Road, about 4.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Periyakothur.

Periyakothur is about 12 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periyakothur is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Mavur Road is about 4.8 km away. Koothanallur is about 8.8 km away. Thiruvarur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulamanickam (1.5 km), Movattagudi (1.6 km) and Manakkarai (1.8 km).

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

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