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About Pethanaickanur Village

Pethanaickanur is a large village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,127, made up of 2,042 males and 2,085 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1193.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pethanaickanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pethanaickanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642134
Area (hectares) 1193.73 hectares
Population 4,127
Male Population 2,042
Female Population 2,085
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pethanaickanur compares

By the 2011 count Pethanaickanur is the 20th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 1193.73 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 1012.

Getting to Pethanaickanur

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

Pethanaickanur lies about 48 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Anamalai Road, 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 Pethanaickanur
Nearest town Kottur 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Anamalai Road 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 9.7 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 48 km

Villages closest to Pethanaickanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pethanaickanur village had a population of 4,127. That makes it the 20th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Pethanaickanur village has 2,042 males and 2,085 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pethanaickanur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Pethanaickanur is 642134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pethanaickanur covers 1193.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pethanaickanur falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pethanaickanur is Anamalai Road, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pethanaickanur.

Pethanaickanur is about 48 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pethanaickanur is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Kottur is about 4.6 km away. Anamalai Road is about 6.8 km away. Pollachi is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thensithur (1.8 km), Somandurai (1.8 km) and Thensangampalayam (2.2 km).

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

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