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About Pillaiyarkulam Village

Pillaiyarkulam is one of the larger villages in Srivilliputhur tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,271, made up of 3,119 males and 3,152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1694.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pillaiyarkulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pillaiyarkulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Srivilliputhur
Pincode 626137
Area (hectares) 1694.33 hectares
Population 6,271
Male Population 3,119
Female Population 3,152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pillaiyarkulam compares

By the 2011 count Pillaiyarkulam is the 7th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,114 residents. Its 1694.33 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Pillaiyarkulam

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

Pillaiyarkulam lies about 37 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Srivilliputtur, about 4.9 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 Pillaiyarkulam
Nearest railway station Srivilliputtur 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Srivilliputhur 6.3 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 37 km

Villages closest to Pillaiyarkulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pillaiyarkulam village had a population of 6,271. That makes it the 7th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,114 residents.

Pillaiyarkulam village has 3,119 males and 3,152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pillaiyarkulam has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Pillaiyarkulam is 626137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pillaiyarkulam covers 1694.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pillaiyarkulam falls under Srivilliputhur tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pillaiyarkulam is Srivilliputtur, about 4.9 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 Pillaiyarkulam.

Pillaiyarkulam is about 37 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pillaiyarkulam is in Srivilliputhur tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Srivilliputtur is about 4.9 km away. Srivilliputhur is about 6.3 km away. Virudhunagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nallingaperi (2.1 km), Nachchiyarkovil (2.6 km) and Ayan Karisalkulam (3.1 km).

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

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