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About Panaikulam Village

Panaikulam is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 391 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panaikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panaikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625107
Area (hectares) 91.81 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 391
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panaikulam compares

By the 2011 count Panaikulam is the 68th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 91.81 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Panaikulam

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

How far is Panaikulam from other places

Panaikulam lies about 15 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Samayanallur, about 4.4 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 Panaikulam
Nearest railway station Samayanallur 4.4 km
Nearest town Paravai 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 15 km
District headquarters Madurai 15 km

Villages closest to Panaikulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Panaikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Panaikulam village had a population of 799. That makes it the 68th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Panaikulam village has 391 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panaikulam has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Panaikulam is 625107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panaikulam covers 91.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panaikulam falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Panaikulam is Samayanallur, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Panaikulam is about 15 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panaikulam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Samayanallur is about 4.4 km away. Paravai is about 7.1 km away. Madurai North is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vairavanatham (under 2 km), Vayalur (1.6 km) and Vallankulam (1.6 km).

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

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