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About Pillayarnatham Village

Pillayarnatham is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 241 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pillayarnatham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pillayarnatham village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625402
Area (hectares) 86.06 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 241
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pillayarnatham compares

By the 2011 count Pillayarnatham is the 90th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 86.06 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Pillayarnatham

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

How far is Pillayarnatham from other places

Pillayarnatham lies about 12 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Samayanallur, about 4.7 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 Pillayarnatham
Nearest railway station Samayanallur 4.7 km
Nearest town Paravai 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 12 km
District headquarters Madurai 12 km

Villages closest to Pillayarnatham

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 Pillayarnatham

As per the Census of India 2011, Pillayarnatham village had a population of 491. That makes it the 90th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Pillayarnatham village has 241 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pillayarnatham has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Pillayarnatham is 625402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pillayarnatham covers 86.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pillayarnatham is Samayanallur, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance for Pillayarnatham.

Pillayarnatham is about 12 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pillayarnatham is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Samayanallur is about 4.7 km away. Paravai is about 5.2 km away. Madurai North is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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