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About Perigaram Village

Perigaram is one of the larger villages in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,019, made up of 2,520 males and 2,499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 941.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perigaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perigaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606803
Area (hectares) 941.3 hectares
Population 5,019
Male Population 2,520
Female Population 2,499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 3 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 3 km distance

How Perigaram compares

By the 2011 count Perigaram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 941.3 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Perigaram

Perigaram 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 Perigaram as Available within 3 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 3 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Perigaram from other places

Perigaram lies about 35 km from Tiruvannamalai. 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 Perigaram
Tehsil headquarters Polur 3.0 km
Nearest town Polūr 3.0 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 35 km

Villages closest to Perigaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Perigaram village had a population of 5,019. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Perigaram village has 2,520 males and 2,499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perigaram has about 992 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Perigaram is 606803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perigaram covers 941.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Perigaram falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Perigaram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 3 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 3 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Perigaram.

Perigaram is about 35 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perigaram is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Polur is about 3.0 km away. Polūr is about 3.0 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thenagaram (1.8 km), Renderipattu (1.9 km) and Kunnathur (2.2 km).

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

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