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About Periakaruppur Village

Periakaruppur is a mid sized village in Srirangam tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,482, made up of 740 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periakaruppur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periakaruppur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Srirangam
Pincode 639101
Area (hectares) 186.42 hectares
Population 1,482
Male Population 740
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Periakaruppur compares

By the 2011 count Periakaruppur is the 38th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,615 residents. Its 186.42 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Periakaruppur

Periakaruppur 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 Periakaruppur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Periakaruppur from other places

Periakaruppur lies about 11 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Jiyapuram, about 1.6 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 Periakaruppur
Nearest railway station Jiyapuram 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Srirangam 9.8 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 11 km

Villages closest to Periakaruppur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Periakaruppur village had a population of 1,482. That makes it the 38th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,615 residents.

Periakaruppur village has 740 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periakaruppur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Periakaruppur is 639101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periakaruppur covers 186.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Periakaruppur falls under Srirangam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periakaruppur is Jiyapuram, about 1.6 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 <5 km distance for Periakaruppur.

Periakaruppur is about 11 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periakaruppur is in Srirangam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Jiyapuram is about 1.6 km away. Srirangam is about 9.8 km away. Tiruchirappalli 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 Kadiyakurichy (under 2 km), Andanallur (1.6 km) and Tiruchendurai (1.7 km).

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

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