About Periathatchur Village

Periathatchur is one of the larger villages in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,275, made up of 2,678 males and 2,597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1213.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605651, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periathatchur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periathatchur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Tindivanam
Pincode	605651
Area (hectares)	1213.07 hectares
Population	5,275
Male Population	2,678
Female Population	2,597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 3 km distance

How Periathatchur compares

By the 2011 count Periathatchur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 1213.07 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 Periathatchur

Periathatchur 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 Periathatchur 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 3 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Periathatchur from other places

Periathatchur lies about 19 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Perani, about 2.8 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 Periathatchur
Nearest railway station	Perani	2.8 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	19 km
Nearest town	Villupuram	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tindivanam	20 km

Villages closest to Periathatchur

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.

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Common questions about Periathatchur

As per the Census of India 2011, Periathatchur village had a population of 5,275. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Periathatchur village has 2,678 males and 2,597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periathatchur has about 970 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 Periathatchur is 605651. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Periathatchur covers 1213.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Periathatchur is Perani, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 3 km distance.

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

Periathatchur is about 19 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Periathatchur is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Perani is about 2.8 km away. Viluppuram is about 19 km away. Villupuram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.