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About Panikkurippu Village

Panikkurippu is a mid sized village in Kariapatti tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,055, made up of 552 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panikkurippu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panikkurippu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Kariapatti
Pincode 626129
Area (hectares) 533.55 hectares
Population 1,055
Male Population 552
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panikkurippu compares

By the 2011 count Panikkurippu is the 23rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 533.55 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Panikkurippu

Panikkurippu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panikkurippu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Panikkurippu from other places

Panikkurippu lies about 24 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Tiruchchuli, about 6.8 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 Panikkurippu
Nearest railway station Tiruchchuli 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kariapatti 12 km
Nearest town Aruppukkottai 12 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 24 km

Villages closest to Panikkurippu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panikkurippu village had a population of 1,055. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Panikkurippu village has 552 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panikkurippu has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Panikkurippu is 626129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panikkurippu covers 533.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Panikkurippu falls under Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Panikkurippu is Tiruchchuli, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Panikkurippu.

Panikkurippu is about 24 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panikkurippu is in Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Tiruchchuli is about 6.8 km away. Kariapatti is about 12 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilakanjirangulam (2.4 km), Thamaraikulam (3.2 km) and Melakanjirangulam (3.7 km).

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

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