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About Palayakkayal Village

Palayakkayal is one of the larger villages in Srivaikuntam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,024, made up of 2,519 males and 2,505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2279.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palayakkayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palayakkayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Srivaikuntam
Pincode 628152
Area (hectares) 2279.23 hectares
Population 5,024
Male Population 2,519
Female Population 2,505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palayakkayal compares

By the 2011 count Palayakkayal is the 6th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents. Its 2279.23 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1014.

Getting to Palayakkayal

Palayakkayal 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 Palayakkayal 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 Palayakkayal from other places

Palayakkayal lies about 10 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Arumuganeri, about 11 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 Palayakkayal
Nearest town Attimarappatti 6.6 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 10 km
Nearest railway station Arumuganeri 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Srivaikuntam 21 km

Villages closest to Palayakkayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palayakkayal village had a population of 5,024. That makes it the 6th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents.

Palayakkayal village has 2,519 males and 2,505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palayakkayal has about 994 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 1014.

The pincode recorded for Palayakkayal is 628152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palayakkayal covers 2279.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palayakkayal falls under Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palayakkayal is Arumuganeri, about 11 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 Palayakkayal.

Palayakkayal is about 10 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palayakkayal is in Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Attimarappatti is about 6.6 km away. Thoothukkudi is about 10 km away. Arumuganeri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjanirkayal (1.7 km), Iruvappapuram (5.0 km) and Kodungani (5.1 km).

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

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