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About Parikalpattu Village

Parikalpattu is a mid sized village in Arcot tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 508, made up of 257 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parikalpattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parikalpattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arcot
Pincode 632506
Area (hectares) 179.54 hectares
Population 508
Male Population 257
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 4 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 30 km distance

How Parikalpattu compares

By the 2011 count Parikalpattu is the 80th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 179.54 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Parikalpattu

Parikalpattu 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 Parikalpattu as Available within 4 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parikalpattu from other places

Parikalpattu lies about 36 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Walaja Road Junction, about 23 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 Parikalpattu
Nearest town Cheyyar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Arcot 19 km
Nearest railway station Walaja Road Junction 23 km
District headquarters Vellore 36 km

Villages closest to Parikalpattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parikalpattu village had a population of 508. That makes it the 80th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Parikalpattu village has 257 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parikalpattu has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Parikalpattu is 632506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parikalpattu covers 179.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parikalpattu falls under Arcot tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Parikalpattu is Walaja Road Junction, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 4 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parikalpattu.

Parikalpattu is about 36 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parikalpattu is in Arcot tehsil of Vellore district. Cheyyar is about 18 km away. Arcot is about 19 km away. Walaja Road Junction is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sennaleri (under 2 km), Nagaleri (1.6 km) and Siruvidagam (1.7 km).

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

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