About Perichanur Village

Perichanur is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,257, made up of 636 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605755, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perichanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perichanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Tirukkoyilur
Pincode	605755
Area (hectares)	465.01 hectares
Population	1,257
Male Population	636
Female Population	621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Perichanur compares

By the 2011 count Perichanur is the 131st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 465.01 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 970.

Getting to Perichanur

Perichanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Perichanur 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 Perichanur from other places

Perichanur lies about 17 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ayandur, about 2.7 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 Perichanur
Nearest railway station	Ayandur	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tirukkoyilur	15 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	17 km

Villages closest to Perichanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Perichanur village had a population of 1,257. That makes it the 131st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Perichanur village has 636 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perichanur has about 976 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 970.

The pincode recorded for Perichanur is 605755. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perichanur covers 465.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Perichanur falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Perichanur is Ayandur, about 2.7 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 Perichanur.

Perichanur is about 17 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perichanur is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ayandur is about 2.7 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 15 km away. Viluppuram is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.