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About Palappattu Village

Palappattu is a mid sized village in Panruti tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 619 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palappattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palappattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Panruti
Pincode 607102
Area (hectares) 150.55 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 619
Female Population 611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palappattu compares

By the 2011 count Palappattu is the 72nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents. Its 150.55 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Palappattu

Palappattu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palappattu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palappattu from other places

Palappattu lies about 31 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Thiruthuraiyur, about 5.3 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 Palappattu
Nearest railway station Thiruthuraiyur 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Panruti 8.0 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 31 km

Villages closest to Palappattu

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 Palappattu

As per the Census of India 2011, Palappattu village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents.

Palappattu village has 619 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palappattu has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Palappattu is 607102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palappattu covers 150.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Palappattu is Thiruthuraiyur, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palappattu.

Palappattu is about 31 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palappattu is in Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district. Thiruthuraiyur is about 5.3 km away. Panruti is about 8.0 km away. Cuddalore is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oraiyur (under 2 km), Oraiyur R F (under 2 km) and Thiruthuraiyur (under 2 km).

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

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