About Palaiyur Village

Palaiyur is a large village in Kuthalam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,737, made up of 1,392 males and 1,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Kuthalam
Pincode	612203
Area (hectares)	445.68 hectares
Population	2,737
Male Population	1,392
Female Population	1,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Palaiyur is the 17th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 445.68 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Palaiyur

Palaiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palaiyur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palaiyur from other places

Palaiyur lies about 40 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kuthalam, about 6.8 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 Palaiyur
Nearest railway station	Kuthalam	6.8 km
Nearest town	Mayiladuthurai	14 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	40 km

Villages closest to Palaiyur

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

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Common questions about Palaiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaiyur village had a population of 2,737. That makes it the 17th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Palaiyur village has 1,392 males and 1,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaiyur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Palaiyur is 612203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palaiyur covers 445.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palaiyur falls under Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palaiyur is Kuthalam, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Palaiyur is about 40 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaiyur is in Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kuthalam is about 6.8 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 14 km away. Nagapattinam is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.