About Parikkal Village

Parikkal is a mid sized village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,823, made up of 924 males and 899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parikkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parikkal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Ulundurpettai
Pincode	607204
Area (hectares)	497.83 hectares
Population	1,823
Male Population	924
Female Population	899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Parikkal compares

By the 2011 count Parikkal is the 71st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 497.83 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 981.

Getting to Parikkal

Parikkal 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 Parikkal 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parikkal from other places

Parikkal lies about 22 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Parikkal, 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 Parikkal
Nearest railway station	Parikkal	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ulundurpettai	14 km
Nearest town	Ulundurpet	14 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	22 km

Villages closest to Parikkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parikkal village had a population of 1,823. That makes it the 71st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Parikkal village has 924 males and 899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parikkal has about 973 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Parikkal is 607204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parikkal covers 497.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parikkal falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

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

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

Parikkal is about 22 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parikkal is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Parikkal is about under 2 km away. Ulundurpettai is about 14 km away. Ulundurpet is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.