About Palaiyam Village

Palaiyam is a mid sized village in Harur tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 469 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palaiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaiyam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Tehsil	Harur
Pincode	636906
Area (hectares)	531.72 hectares
Population	904
Male Population	469
Female Population	435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palaiyam compares

By the 2011 count Palaiyam is the 71st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 531.72 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 967.

Getting to Palaiyam

Palaiyam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Palaiyam as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Palaiyam from other places

Palaiyam lies about 45 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Doddampatti, about 19 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 Palaiyam
Tehsil headquarters	Harur	11 km
Nearest town	Harūr	11 km
Nearest railway station	Doddampatti	19 km
District headquarters	Dharmapuri	45 km

Villages closest to Palaiyam

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Palaiyam

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaiyam village had a population of 904. That makes it the 71st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Palaiyam village has 469 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaiyam has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Palaiyam is 636906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palaiyam covers 531.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palaiyam falls under Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palaiyam is Doddampatti, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palaiyam.

Palaiyam is about 45 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaiyam is in Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Harur is about 11 km away. Harūr is about 11 km away. Doddampatti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.