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About Periyapattu Village

Periyapattu is a mid sized village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 388 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Periyapattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Periyapattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 607204
Area (hectares) 337.69 hectares
Population 752
Male Population 388
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Periyapattu compares

By the 2011 count Periyapattu is the 146th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 337.69 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Periyapattu

Periyapattu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Periyapattu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Periyapattu from other places

Periyapattu lies about 21 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Parikkal, about 6.0 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 Periyapattu
Nearest railway station Parikkal 6.0 km
Nearest town Panruti 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 17 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 21 km

Villages closest to Periyapattu

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.

Common questions about Periyapattu

As per the Census of India 2011, Periyapattu village had a population of 752. That makes it the 146th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Periyapattu village has 388 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Periyapattu has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Periyapattu covers 337.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Periyapattu is Parikkal, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Periyapattu 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.

Periyapattu is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Parikkal is about 6.0 km away. Panruti is about 14 km away. Ulundurpettai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deviyanandal (under 2 km), Eswarakandanallur (under 2 km) and Sirulapattu (1.9 km).

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

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