About Perur Village

Perur is a mid sized village in Srivaikuntam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,419, made up of 713 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628620, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Srivaikuntam
Pincode	628620
Area (hectares)	314.88 hectares
Population	1,419
Male Population	713
Female Population	706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Perur compares

By the 2011 count Perur is the 41st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents. Its 314.88 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 Perur

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

How far is Perur from other places

Perur lies about 25 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Alwar Tirunagari, about 4.5 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 Perur
Tehsil headquarters	Srivaikuntam	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Alwar Tirunagari	4.5 km
Nearest town	Arumuganeri	18 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	25 km

Villages closest to Perur

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.

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Common questions about Perur

As per the Census of India 2011, Perur village had a population of 1,419. That makes it the 41st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents.

Perur village has 713 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perur has about 990 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 Perur is 628620. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perur covers 314.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Perur is Alwar Tirunagari, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Perur 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.

Perur is in Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Srivaikuntam is about 4.0 km away. Alwar Tirunagari is about 4.5 km away. Arumuganeri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.