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About Panaikulam Village

Panaikulam is one of the larger villages in Pennagaram tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,980, made up of 3,605 males and 3,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1816.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636809, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panaikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panaikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Pennagaram
Pincode 636809
Area (hectares) 1816.86 hectares
Population 6,980
Male Population 3,605
Female Population 3,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
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 Panaikulam compares

By the 2011 count Panaikulam is the 14th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,400 residents. Its 1816.86 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Panaikulam

Panaikulam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panaikulam 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 Panaikulam from other places

Panaikulam lies about 16 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 7.7 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 Panaikulam
Nearest railway station Palakkodu 7.7 km
Nearest town Pālakkodu 8.7 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pennagaram 20 km

Villages closest to Panaikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panaikulam village had a population of 6,980. That makes it the 14th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,400 residents.

Panaikulam village has 3,605 males and 3,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panaikulam has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Panaikulam is 636809. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panaikulam covers 1816.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panaikulam falls under Pennagaram tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Panaikulam is Palakkodu, about 7.7 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 Panaikulam.

Panaikulam is about 16 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panaikulam is in Pennagaram tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Palakkodu is about 7.7 km away. Pālakkodu is about 8.7 km away. Dharmapuri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Papparapatti (under 2 km), Madehalli (2.7 km) and Onnappagoundanahalli (4.8 km).

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

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