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About Panangudi Village

Panangudi is a mid sized village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 856, made up of 430 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625106
Area (hectares) 454.22 hectares
Population 856
Male Population 430
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Panangudi compares

By the 2011 count Panangudi is the 61st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 454.22 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Panangudi

The census records public bus service for Panangudi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Panangudi from other places

Panangudi lies about 48 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Sivaganga, about 5.8 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 Panangudi
Nearest railway station Sivaganga 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Melur 32 km
District headquarters Madurai 48 km

Villages closest to Panangudi

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 Panangudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Panangudi village had a population of 856. That makes it the 61st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Panangudi village has 430 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panangudi has about 991 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 997.

The pincode recorded for Panangudi is 625106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panangudi covers 454.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Panangudi is Sivaganga, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance for Panangudi.

Panangudi is about 48 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panangudi is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Sivaganga is about 5.8 km away. Melur is about 32 km away. Madurai is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalikulam (6.8 km), Nalukulam (18 km) and Kurichipatti (20 km).

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

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