About Paloor Village

Paloor is one of the larger villages in Vilavancode tehsil, in the district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,690, made up of 4,291 males and 4,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 962.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 629157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paloor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paloor village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanniyakumari
Tehsil	Vilavancode
Pincode	629157
Area (hectares)	962.24 hectares
Population	8,690
Male Population	4,291
Female Population	4,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paloor compares

By the 2011 count Paloor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 7,623 residents. Its 962.24 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Paloor

Paloor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paloor 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paloor from other places

Paloor lies about 37 km from Kanniyakumari, and the nearest railway station is Palliyadi, about 3.6 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 Paloor
Nearest railway station	Palliyadi	3.6 km
Nearest town	Unnamalaikadai	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vilavancode	8.5 km
District headquarters	Kanniyakumari	37 km

Villages closest to Paloor

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

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Common questions about Paloor

As per the Census of India 2011, Paloor village had a population of 8,690. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,623 residents.

Paloor village has 4,291 males and 4,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paloor has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Paloor is 629157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paloor covers 962.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paloor falls under Vilavancode tehsil of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Paloor is Palliyadi, about 3.6 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 village for Paloor.

Paloor is about 37 km from Kanniyakumari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paloor is in Vilavancode tehsil of Kanniyakumari district. Palliyadi is about 3.6 km away. Unnamalaikadai is about 6.3 km away. Vilavancode is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.