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About Pettai Village

Pettai is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 525, made up of 274 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pettai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pettai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608002
Area (hectares) 170.92 hectares
Population 525
Male Population 274
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pettai compares

By the 2011 count Pettai is the 158th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 170.92 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Pettai

Pettai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 43 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vallampadugai, about 3.6 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 Pettai
Nearest railway station Vallampadugai 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 5.4 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 43 km

Villages closest to Pettai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pettai village had a population of 525. That makes it the 158th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Pettai village has 274 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pettai has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Pettai is 608002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pettai covers 170.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pettai falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pettai is Vallampadugai, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 43 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pettai is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Vallampadugai is about 3.6 km away. Chidambaram is about 5.4 km away. Cuddalore is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thathampettai (under 2 km), Varagur (under 2 km) and Jayamkondapattanam (under 2 km).

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

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