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About Paravakkal Village

Paravakkal is a mid sized village in Gudiyatham tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,788, made up of 862 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635810, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paravakkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paravakkal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Gudiyatham
Pincode 635810
Area (hectares) 671 hectares
Population 1,788
Male Population 862
Female Population 926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Paravakkal compares

By the 2011 count Paravakkal is the 58th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents. Its 671 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Paravakkal

Paravakkal 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 Paravakkal 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 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paravakkal from other places

Paravakkal lies about 35 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Valathoor, about 4.8 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 Paravakkal
Nearest railway station Valathoor 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gudiyatham 7.2 km
District headquarters Vellore 35 km

Villages closest to Paravakkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paravakkal village had a population of 1,788. That makes it the 58th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents.

Paravakkal village has 862 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paravakkal has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Paravakkal is 635810. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paravakkal covers 671 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paravakkal falls under Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Paravakkal is Valathoor, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10 km distance.

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

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

Paravakkal is in Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district. Valathoor is about 4.8 km away. Gudiyatham is about 7.2 km away. Vellore 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 Rajakuppam (under 2 km), Pangarishikuppam (1.9 km) and Bojanapuram (2.2 km).

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

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