About Periyankuppam Village

Periyankuppam is one of the larger villages in Ambur tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,444, made up of 4,710 males and 4,734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635814, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyankuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyankuppam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Ambur
Pincode	635814
Area (hectares)	548.23 hectares
Population	9,444
Male Population	4,710
Female Population	4,734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 km distance

How Periyankuppam compares

By the 2011 count Periyankuppam is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents. Its 548.23 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Periyankuppam

Periyankuppam 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 Periyankuppam as Available within 5 km distance. 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 Periyankuppam from other places

Periyankuppam lies about 20 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Kavanur, about 4.2 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 Periyankuppam
Nearest railway station	Kavanur	4.2 km
Nearest town	Pallikonda	9.2 km
District headquarters	Vellore	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ambur	34 km

Villages closest to Periyankuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyankuppam village had a population of 9,444. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents.

Periyankuppam village has 4,710 males and 4,734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyankuppam has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Periyankuppam is 635814. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periyankuppam covers 548.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Periyankuppam falls under Ambur tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Periyankuppam is Kavanur, about 4.2 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 5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Periyankuppam.

Periyankuppam is about 20 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periyankuppam is in Ambur tehsil of Vellore district. Kavanur is about 4.2 km away. Pallikonda is about 9.2 km away. Vellore is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.