About Periyakovilankulam Village

Periyakovilankulam is a large village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,114, made up of 1,061 males and 1,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627753, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyakovilankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyakovilankulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Sankarankoil
Pincode	627753
Area (hectares)	380.44 hectares
Population	2,114
Male Population	1,061
Female Population	1,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Periyakovilankulam compares

By the 2011 count Periyakovilankulam is the 49th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 380.44 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Periyakovilankulam

Periyakovilankulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Periyakovilankulam 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 Periyakovilankulam from other places

Periyakovilankulam lies about 28 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Nanguneri, about 10 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 Periyakovilankulam
Nearest railway station	Nanguneri	10 km
Nearest town	Vadakku Valliyūr	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarankoil	28 km
District headquarters	Tirunelveli	28 km

Villages closest to Periyakovilankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyakovilankulam village had a population of 2,114. That makes it the 49th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Periyakovilankulam village has 1,061 males and 1,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyakovilankulam has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Periyakovilankulam is 627753. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyakovilankulam covers 380.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Periyakovilankulam falls under Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periyakovilankulam is Nanguneri, about 10 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 Periyakovilankulam.

Periyakovilankulam is about 28 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periyakovilankulam is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Nanguneri is about 10 km away. Vadakku Valliyūr is about 19 km away. Sankarankoil is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnakovilankulam (under 2 km), Nochikulam (3.5 km) and Rengasamudram (12 km).

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