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About Paluttankarai Village

Paluttankarai is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 360 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paluttankarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paluttankarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608602
Area (hectares) 73.27 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 360
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paluttankarai compares

By the 2011 count Paluttankarai is the 143rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 73.27 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Paluttankarai

Paluttankarai 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 Paluttankarai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Paluttankarai from other places

Paluttankarai lies about 37 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kille, about 4.2 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 Paluttankarai
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Kille 4.2 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 37 km

Villages closest to Paluttankarai

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 Paluttankarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Paluttankarai village had a population of 720. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Paluttankarai village has 360 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paluttankarai has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Paluttankarai is 608602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paluttankarai covers 73.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Paluttankarai is Kille, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Paluttankarai.

Paluttankarai is about 37 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paluttankarai is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Chidambaram is about 3.5 km away. Kille is about 4.2 km away. Cuddalore is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melchokkanathanpettai (under 2 km), Lalpuram (under 2 km) and Tillainayakapuram (1.6 km).

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

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