About Perunkottur Village

Perunkottur is a large village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,339, made up of 1,120 males and 1,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1065.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627756, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perunkottur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perunkottur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Sankarankoil
Pincode	627756
Area (hectares)	1065.94 hectares
Population	2,339
Male Population	1,120
Female Population	1,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,088
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Perunkottur compares

By the 2011 count Perunkottur is the 42nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 1065.94 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Perunkottur

Perunkottur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Perunkottur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pattadaikatti, Periyakovilankulam, Periyur and Perumalpatti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Perunkottur

As per the Census of India 2011, Perunkottur village had a population of 2,339. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Perunkottur village has 1,120 males and 1,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perunkottur has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Perunkottur is 627756. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perunkottur covers 1065.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Perunkottur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Perunkottur.

Perunkottur is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.