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About Pattur Village

Pattur is a large village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,817, made up of 1,959 males and 1,858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1054.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pattur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pattur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625105
Area (hectares) 1054.99 hectares
Population 3,817
Male Population 1,959
Female Population 1,858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pattur compares

By the 2011 count Pattur is the 27th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 1054.99 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Pattur

Pattur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pattur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pattur from other places

Pattur lies about 32 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, about 31 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 Pattur
Tehsil headquarters Melur 12 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 31 km
District headquarters Madurai 32 km

Villages closest to Pattur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pattur village had a population of 3,817. That makes it the 27th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Pattur village has 1,959 males and 1,858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pattur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Pattur is 625105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pattur covers 1054.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pattur falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pattur is Kudalnagar, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pattur.

Pattur is about 32 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pattur is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 12 km away. Kudalnagar is about 31 km away. Madurai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesampatti (1.9 km), Kambur (2.8 km) and Kachirayanpatti (4.0 km).

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

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