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About Paraikuttam Village

Paraikuttam is a small village in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 96 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 873.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraikuttam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraikuttam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ottapidaram
Pincode 628301
Area (hectares) 873.03 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 96
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paraikuttam compares

By the 2011 count Paraikuttam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 873.03 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Paraikuttam

Paraikuttam 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 Paraikuttam 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paraikuttam from other places

Paraikuttam lies about 25 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Pandiyapuram, about 1.5 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 Paraikuttam
Nearest railway station Pandiyapuram 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ottapidaram 12 km
Nearest town Milavittan 19 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 25 km

Villages closest to Paraikuttam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraikuttam village had a population of 203. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

Paraikuttam village has 96 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraikuttam has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Paraikuttam is 628301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraikuttam covers 873.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paraikuttam falls under Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Paraikuttam is Pandiyapuram, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Paraikuttam is about 25 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraikuttam is in Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Pandiyapuram is about 1.5 km away. Ottapidaram is about 12 km away. Milavittan 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 Jagaveerapandiapuram (under 2 km), Melapandiyapuram (under 2 km) and Therkuveerapandiyapuram (under 2 km).

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

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