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About Pennalur Village

Pennalur is a mid sized village in Uthiramerur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,139, made up of 556 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pennalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pennalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Uthiramerur
Pincode 603402
Area (hectares) 291.09 hectares
Population 1,139
Male Population 556
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 37 km distance

How Pennalur compares

By the 2011 count Pennalur is the 38th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 291.09 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Pennalur

Pennalur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pennalur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 37 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pennalur from other places

Pennalur lies about 26 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about 21 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 Pennalur
Nearest town Uttiramerūr 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Pakkam 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthiramerur 26 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 26 km

Villages closest to Pennalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pennalur village had a population of 1,139. That makes it the 38th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Pennalur village has 556 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pennalur has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Pennalur is 603402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pennalur covers 291.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pennalur falls under Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pennalur is Pakkam, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 37 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pennalur.

Pennalur is about 26 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pennalur is in Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Uttiramerūr is about 5.2 km away. Pakkam is about 21 km away. Uthiramerur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadupattu (under 2 km), Ammaiyappanallur (2.0 km) and Kattuputhur (3.5 km).

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

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