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About Pillur Village

Pillur is a large village in Kulithalai tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,560, made up of 1,268 males and 1,292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 850.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pillur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pillur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Kulithalai
Pincode 621313
Area (hectares) 850.6 hectares
Population 2,560
Male Population 1,268
Female Population 1,292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pillur compares

By the 2011 count Pillur is the 24th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,222 residents. Its 850.6 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Pillur

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

How far is Pillur from other places

Pillur lies about 28 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Pugalur, about 17 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 Pillur
Nearest town Paramathi Velur 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Pugalur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulithalai 28 km
District headquarters Karur 28 km

Villages closest to Pillur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pillur village had a population of 2,560. That makes it the 24th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,222 residents.

Pillur village has 1,268 males and 1,292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pillur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Pillur is 621313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pillur covers 850.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pillur falls under Kulithalai tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pillur is Pugalur, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Pillur.

Pillur is about 28 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pillur is in Kulithalai tehsil of Karur district. Paramathi Velur is about 7.3 km away. Pugalur is about 17 km away. Kulithalai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nallur (under 2 km), Vaiganallur (under 2 km) and Hiranyamangalam (6.8 km).

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

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