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About Pachapalayam Village

Pachapalayam is a large village in Sulur tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,933, made up of 1,488 males and 1,445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1559 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 641201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Sulur
Pincode 641201
Area (hectares) 1559 hectares
Population 2,933
Male Population 1,488
Female Population 1,445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pachapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Pachapalayam is the 22nd largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,282 residents. Its 1559 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Pachapalayam

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

Pachapalayam lies about 19 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Sulur Road, about 8.9 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 Pachapalayam
Nearest town Kālappatti 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Sulur Road 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sulur 12 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 19 km

Villages closest to Pachapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachapalayam village had a population of 2,933. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,282 residents.

Pachapalayam village has 1,488 males and 1,445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachapalayam has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Pachapalayam is 641201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachapalayam covers 1559 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pachapalayam falls under Sulur tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pachapalayam is Sulur Road, about 8.9 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 <5 km distance for Pachapalayam.

Pachapalayam is about 19 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachapalayam is in Sulur tehsil of Coimbatore district. Kālappatti is about 7.9 km away. Sulur Road is about 8.9 km away. Sulur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poorandampalayam (under 2 km), Paduvampalli (4.6 km) and Arasur (5.0 km).

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

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