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About Palaiakottai Village

Palaiakottai is a mid sized village in Uthangarai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,333, made up of 692 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palaiakottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaiakottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Uthangarai
Pincode 635304
Area (hectares) 105.77 hectares
Population 1,333
Male Population 692
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palaiakottai compares

By the 2011 count Palaiakottai is the 39th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 105.77 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Palaiakottai

The census records public bus service for Palaiakottai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Palaiakottai from other places

Palaiakottai lies about 20 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 10 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 Palaiakottai
Nearest town Pālakkodu 10 km
Nearest railway station Palakkodu 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthangarai 20 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 20 km

Villages closest to Palaiakottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaiakottai village had a population of 1,333. That makes it the 39th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Palaiakottai village has 692 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaiakottai has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Palaiakottai is 635304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palaiakottai covers 105.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palaiakottai falls under Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palaiakottai is Palakkodu, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Palaiakottai.

Palaiakottai is about 20 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaiakottai is in Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Pālakkodu is about 10 km away. Palakkodu is about 10 km away. Uthangarai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanakkampatti (6.4 km), Karukkampatti (6.4 km) and Kattanur (7.2 km).

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

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