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About Perur Village

Perur is a mid sized village in Srirangam tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 675 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639103, 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 Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Srirangam
Pincode 639103
Area (hectares) 164.51 hectares
Population 1,286
Male Population 675
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Perur compares

By the 2011 count Perur is the 41st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,615 residents. Its 164.51 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Perur

Perur 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 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 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 9.3 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Jiyapuram, about 3.6 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 Perur
Nearest railway station Jiyapuram 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Srirangam 9.0 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 9.3 km

Villages closest to Perur

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 Perur

As per the Census of India 2011, Perur village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 41st largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,615 residents.

Perur village has 675 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Perur is 639103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perur covers 164.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Perur is Jiyapuram, about 3.6 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 village for Perur.

Perur is about 9.3 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perur is in Srirangam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Jiyapuram is about 3.6 km away. Srirangam is about 9.0 km away. Tiruchirappalli is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mekkudi (1.5 km), Mekkudy (1.5 km) and Mullikarumbur (1.7 km).

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

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