About Periapillaivalasai Village

Periapillaivalasai is one of the larger villages in Shenkottai tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,673, made up of 3,341 males and 3,332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627810, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periapillaivalasai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periapillaivalasai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Shenkottai
Pincode	627810
Area (hectares)	474.57 hectares
Population	6,673
Male Population	3,341
Female Population	3,332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Periapillaivalasai compares

By the 2011 count Periapillaivalasai is the 4th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,729 residents. Its 474.57 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Periapillaivalasai

Periapillaivalasai 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 Periapillaivalasai 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Periapillaivalasai from other places

Periapillaivalasai lies about 56 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Sengottai, about under 2 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 Periapillaivalasai
Nearest railway station	Sengottai	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shenkottai	1.7 km
District headquarters	Tirunelveli	56 km

Villages closest to Periapillaivalasai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Periapillaivalasai village had a population of 6,673. That makes it the 4th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,729 residents.

Periapillaivalasai village has 3,341 males and 3,332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periapillaivalasai has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Periapillaivalasai is 627810. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periapillaivalasai covers 474.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Periapillaivalasai falls under Shenkottai tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periapillaivalasai is Sengottai, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Periapillaivalasai is about 56 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periapillaivalasai is in Shenkottai tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Sengottai is about under 2 km away. Shenkottai is about 1.7 km away. Tirunelveli is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tenpottai (1.7 km), Sumaitheerthapuram (1.7 km) and Kanakkupillaivalasai (2.8 km).

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