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About Pinjanur Village

Pinjanur is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,360, made up of 701 males and 659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 735.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pinjanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pinjanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606104
Area (hectares) 735.93 hectares
Population 1,360
Male Population 701
Female Population 659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pinjanur compares

By the 2011 count Pinjanur is the 97th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 735.93 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Pinjanur

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

Pinjanur lies about 62 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Mukhasa Parur, about 3.7 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 Pinjanur
Nearest railway station Mukhasa Parur 3.7 km
Nearest town Ulundurpet 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 15 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 62 km

Villages closest to Pinjanur

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 Pinjanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pinjanur village had a population of 1,360. That makes it the 97th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Pinjanur village has 701 males and 659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pinjanur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Pinjanur is 606104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pinjanur covers 735.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Pinjanur is Mukhasa Parur, about 3.7 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 Pinjanur.

Pinjanur is about 62 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pinjanur is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Mukhasa Parur is about 3.7 km away. Ulundurpet is about 13 km away. Virudhachalam is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Valasai (1.6 km), Edaichchithur (2.4 km) and Ilangiyanur (3.0 km).

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

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