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About Pappampalayam Village

Pappampalayam is a mid sized village in Perundurai tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,319, made up of 663 males and 656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pappampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pappampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Perundurai
Pincode 638055
Area (hectares) 358.33 hectares
Population 1,319
Male Population 663
Female Population 656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pappampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Pappampalayam is the 35th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 358.33 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Pappampalayam

Pappampalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pappampalayam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pappampalayam from other places

Pappampalayam lies about 5.5 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Cauvery, about 2.5 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 Pappampalayam
Nearest railway station Cauvery 2.5 km
Nearest town Ālampālaiyam 3.3 km
District headquarters Erode 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Perundurai 22 km

Villages closest to Pappampalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pappampalayam village had a population of 1,319. That makes it the 35th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Pappampalayam village has 663 males and 656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pappampalayam has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Pappampalayam is 638055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pappampalayam covers 358.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pappampalayam falls under Perundurai tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pappampalayam is Cauvery, about 2.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pappampalayam.

Pappampalayam is about 5.5 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pappampalayam is in Perundurai tehsil of Erode district. Cauvery is about 2.5 km away. Ālampālaiyam is about 3.3 km away. Erode is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pudupalayam (2.7 km), Marappanaickampalayam (6.4 km) and Polanaickampalayam (6.4 km).

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

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