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About Palakkollai Village

Palakkollai is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,018, made up of 2,013 males and 2,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 755.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palakkollai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palakkollai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606115
Area (hectares) 755.15 hectares
Population 4,018
Male Population 2,013
Female Population 2,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palakkollai compares

By the 2011 count Palakkollai is the 19th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 755.15 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Palakkollai

Palakkollai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Palakkollai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palakkollai from other places

Palakkollai lies about 42 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Ulundurpet, about 8.2 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 Palakkollai
Nearest railway station Ulundurpet 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 19 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 42 km

Villages closest to Palakkollai

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 Palakkollai

As per the Census of India 2011, Palakkollai village had a population of 4,018. That makes it the 19th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Palakkollai village has 2,013 males and 2,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palakkollai has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Palakkollai is 606115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palakkollai covers 755.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Palakkollai is Ulundurpet, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palakkollai.

Palakkollai is about 42 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palakkollai is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Ulundurpet is about 8.2 km away. Virudhachalam is about 19 km away. Cuddalore is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadiyapattu (under 2 km), Irulakkurichi (3.6 km) and Manakkollai (4.3 km).

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

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