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About Pappanodai Village

Pappanodai is a mid sized village in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,503, made up of 766 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pappanodai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pappanodai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai South
Pincode 625022
Area (hectares) 134.3 hectares
Population 1,503
Male Population 766
Female Population 737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pappanodai compares

By the 2011 count Pappanodai is the 28th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 134.3 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Pappanodai

Pappanodai 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 Pappanodai 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 Pappanodai from other places

Pappanodai lies about 9.7 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Tiruparankundram, about 6.9 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 Pappanodai
Nearest town Avaniyāpuram 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Tiruparankundram 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai South 9.7 km
District headquarters Madurai 9.7 km

Villages closest to Pappanodai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pappanodai village had a population of 1,503. That makes it the 28th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Pappanodai village has 766 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pappanodai has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Pappanodai is 625022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pappanodai covers 134.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pappanodai falls under Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pappanodai is Tiruparankundram, about 6.9 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 Pappanodai.

Pappanodai is about 9.7 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pappanodai is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Avaniyāpuram is about 5.5 km away. Tiruparankundram is about 6.9 km away. Madurai South is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramankulam (2.1 km), Kudalsengulam (2.4 km) and Kudiraikutti (2.7 km).

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

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