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About Palaiyapattinam Village

Palaiyapattinam is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,864, made up of 919 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palaiyapattinam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaiyapattinam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606001
Area (hectares) 556.68 hectares
Population 1,864
Male Population 919
Female Population 945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palaiyapattinam compares

By the 2011 count Palaiyapattinam is the 69th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 556.68 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Palaiyapattinam

Palaiyapattinam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palaiyapattinam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Palaiyapattinam from other places

Palaiyapattinam lies about 48 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Pavunur, about 4.4 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 Palaiyapattinam
Nearest railway station Pavunur 4.4 km
Nearest town Vriddhāchalam 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 10 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 48 km

Villages closest to Palaiyapattinam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaiyapattinam village had a population of 1,864. That makes it the 69th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Palaiyapattinam village has 919 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaiyapattinam has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Palaiyapattinam is 606001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palaiyapattinam covers 556.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palaiyapattinam falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palaiyapattinam is Pavunur, about 4.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palaiyapattinam.

Palaiyapattinam is about 48 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaiyapattinam is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Pavunur is about 4.4 km away. Vriddhāchalam is about 9.8 km away. Virudhachalam is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachirayanantham (2.6 km), Mattur (2.6 km) and Kotteri (2.9 km).

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

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