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About Perani Village

Perani is a large village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,530, made up of 1,289 males and 1,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 638.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605651, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perani village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 605651
Area (hectares) 638.3 hectares
Population 2,530
Male Population 1,289
Female Population 1,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 22 km distance

How Perani compares

By the 2011 count Perani is the 42nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 638.3 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 994.

Getting to Perani

Perani 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 Perani 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 22 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Perani from other places

Perani lies about 21 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Perani, about under 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 Perani
Nearest railway station Perani under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 17 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 21 km

Villages closest to Perani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Perani village had a population of 2,530. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Perani village has 1,289 males and 1,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perani has about 963 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Perani is 605651. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perani covers 638.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Perani falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Perani is Perani, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 22 km distance.

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

Perani is about 21 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perani is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Perani is about under 2 km away. Tindivanam is about 17 km away. Viluppuram is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sendiyampakkam (1.5 km), Palapattu (2.0 km) and Periathatchur (3.0 km).

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

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