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About Pillapalayam Village

Pillapalayam is a large village in Krishnarayapuram tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,671, made up of 2,363 males and 2,308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1091.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pillapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pillapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Krishnarayapuram
Pincode 639105
Area (hectares) 1091.64 hectares
Population 4,671
Male Population 2,363
Female Population 2,308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pillapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Pillapalayam is the 10th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,798 residents. Its 1091.64 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Pillapalayam

Pillapalayam 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 Pillapalayam 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pillapalayam from other places

Pillapalayam lies about 29 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Lalapet, about 1.6 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 Pillapalayam
Nearest railway station Lalapet 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnarayapuram 6.7 km
Nearest town Kulittalai 7.7 km
District headquarters Karur 29 km

Villages closest to Pillapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pillapalayam village had a population of 4,671. That makes it the 10th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,798 residents.

Pillapalayam village has 2,363 males and 2,308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pillapalayam has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Pillapalayam is 639105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pillapalayam covers 1091.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pillapalayam falls under Krishnarayapuram tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pillapalayam is Lalapet, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pillapalayam.

Pillapalayam is about 29 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pillapalayam is in Krishnarayapuram tehsil of Karur district. Lalapet is about 1.6 km away. Krishnarayapuram is about 6.7 km away. Kulittalai is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallapalli (under 2 km), Karuppathur (2.3 km) and Chinthalavadi (3.2 km).

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

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