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About Pagandai Village

Pagandai is a mid sized village in Panruti tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,549, made up of 761 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagandai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagandai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Panruti
Pincode 607112
Area (hectares) 241.54 hectares
Population 1,549
Male Population 761
Female Population 788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pagandai compares

By the 2011 count Pagandai is the 69th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents. Its 241.54 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Pagandai

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

Pagandai lies about 19 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Melpattambakkam, about 4.6 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 Pagandai
Nearest railway station Melpattambakkam 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Panruti 7.9 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 19 km

Villages closest to Pagandai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagandai village had a population of 1,549. That makes it the 69th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents.

Pagandai village has 761 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagandai has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Pagandai is 607112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pagandai covers 241.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pagandai falls under Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pagandai is Melpattambakkam, about 4.6 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 Pagandai.

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

Pagandai is in Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district. Melpattambakkam is about 4.6 km away. Panruti is about 7.9 km away. Cuddalore is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melkumaramangalam (2.4 km), Kongarayanur (3.2 km) and Melkavarapattu (3.7 km).

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

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