About Paraikulam Village

Paraikulam is a mid sized village in Tiruchuli tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 297 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 798 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraikulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Tiruchuli
Pincode	626129
Area (hectares)	158.04 hectares
Population	534
Male Population	297
Female Population	237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	798
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paraikulam compares

By the 2011 count Paraikulam is the 71st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 158.04 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Paraikulam

Paraikulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paraikulam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Paraikulam from other places

Paraikulam lies about 24 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Tiruchchuli, about 1.9 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 Paraikulam
Nearest railway station	Tiruchchuli	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tiruchuli	2.2 km
Nearest town	Aruppukkottai	9.8 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	24 km

Villages closest to Paraikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraikulam village had a population of 534. That makes it the 71st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Paraikulam village has 297 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraikulam has about 798 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Paraikulam covers 158.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paraikulam falls under Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Paraikulam is Tiruchchuli, about 1.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Paraikulam.

Paraikulam 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.

Paraikulam is in Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Tiruchchuli is about 1.9 km away. Tiruchuli is about 2.2 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.