About Peelamedu Village

Peelamedu is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,322, made up of 1,172 males and 1,150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peelamedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peelamedu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Sankarapuram
Pincode	606206
Area (hectares)	666.16 hectares
Population	2,322
Male Population	1,172
Female Population	1,150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Peelamedu compares

By the 2011 count Peelamedu is the 65th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 666.16 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 979.

Getting to Peelamedu

Peelamedu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Peelamedu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Peelamedu from other places

Peelamedu lies about 50 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Pukkiravari, about 18 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 Peelamedu
Nearest town	Kallakkurichchi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Pukkiravari	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarapuram	20 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	50 km

Villages closest to Peelamedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peelamedu village had a population of 2,322. That makes it the 65th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Peelamedu village has 1,172 males and 1,150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peelamedu has about 981 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Peelamedu is 606206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peelamedu covers 666.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peelamedu falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Peelamedu is Pukkiravari, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Peelamedu.

Peelamedu is about 50 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peelamedu is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kallakkurichchi is about 12 km away. Pukkiravari is about 18 km away. Sankarapuram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.