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About Palanchanallur Village

Palanchanallur is a large village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,121, made up of 1,559 males and 1,562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palanchanallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palanchanallur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608301
Area (hectares) 646.24 hectares
Population 3,121
Male Population 1,559
Female Population 1,562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palanchanallur compares

By the 2011 count Palanchanallur is the 15th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 646.24 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 991.

Getting to Palanchanallur

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

Palanchanallur lies about 60 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Anandtandavpur, about 22 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 Palanchanallur
Tehsil headquarters Kattumannarkoil 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Anandtandavpur 22 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 60 km

Villages closest to Palanchanallur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palanchanallur village had a population of 3,121. That makes it the 15th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Palanchanallur village has 1,559 males and 1,562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palanchanallur has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Palanchanallur is 608301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palanchanallur covers 646.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palanchanallur falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palanchanallur is Anandtandavpur, about 22 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 Palanchanallur.

Palanchanallur is about 60 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palanchanallur is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kattumannarkoil is about 4.7 km away. Anandtandavpur is about 22 km away. Cuddalore is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karunakaranallur (under 2 km), Nattarmangalam (2.2 km) and Veerananallur (2.5 km).

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

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