About Pettai Village

Pettai is a large village in Thirunallar Taluk tehsil, in the district of Karaikal, Puducherry. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,192, made up of 1,566 males and 1,626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609607, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pettai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pettai village
Description	Value
State	Puducherry
District	Karaikal
Tehsil	Thirunallar Taluk
Pincode	609607
Area (hectares)	487.19 hectares
Population	3,192
Male Population	1,566
Female Population	1,626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pettai compares

By the 2011 count Pettai is the 8th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,501 residents. Its 487.19 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Pettai

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

How far is Pettai from other places

Pettai lies about 5.8 km from Karaikal. 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 Pettai
Tehsil headquarters	Thirunallar Taluk	5.8 km
District headquarters	Karaikal	5.8 km
Nearest town	Kāraikāl	5.8 km

Villages closest to Pettai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thirunallar Taluk 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 Pettai

As per the Census of India 2011, Pettai village had a population of 3,192. That makes it the 8th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,501 residents.

Pettai village has 1,566 males and 1,626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pettai has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Pettai is 609607. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pettai covers 487.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pettai falls under Thirunallar Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district in Puducherry.

The census record for Pettai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Pettai is about 5.8 km from Karaikal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pettai is in Thirunallar Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district. Thirunallar Taluk is about 5.8 km away. Karaikal is about 5.8 km away. Kāraikāl is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.