About Pitchanur Village

Pitchanur is a large village in Udayarpalayam tehsil, in the district of Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,048, made up of 986 males and 1,062 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 898.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pitchanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pitchanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ariyalur
Tehsil	Udayarpalayam
Pincode	612901
Area (hectares)	898.08 hectares
Population	2,048
Male Population	986
Female Population	1,062
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,077
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pitchanur compares

By the 2011 count Pitchanur is the 62nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents. Its 898.08 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Pitchanur

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

Pitchanur lies about 39 km from Ariyalur, and the nearest railway station is Kuthalam, about 23 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 Pitchanur
Nearest town	Jayamkondacholapuram	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Udayarpalayam	15 km
Nearest railway station	Kuthalam	23 km
District headquarters	Ariyalur	39 km

Villages closest to Pitchanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pitchanur village had a population of 2,048. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents.

Pitchanur village has 986 males and 1,062 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pitchanur has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Pitchanur is 612901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pitchanur covers 898.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pitchanur falls under Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pitchanur is Kuthalam, about 23 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pitchanur.

Pitchanur is about 39 km from Ariyalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pitchanur is in Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district. Jayamkondacholapuram is about 6.5 km away. Udayarpalayam is about 15 km away. Kuthalam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.