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About Panangadi Village

Panangadi is a large village in Thirukkuvalai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,157, made up of 1,069 males and 1,088 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panangadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panangadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Thirukkuvalai
Pincode 610201
Area (hectares) 329.6 hectares
Population 2,157
Male Population 1,069
Female Population 1,088
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panangadi compares

By the 2011 count Panangadi is the 7th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents. Its 329.6 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Panangadi

Panangadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Panangadi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panangadi from other places

Panangadi lies about 24 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Ammanur, about 3.2 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 Panangadi
Nearest railway station Ammanur 3.2 km
Nearest town Thiruthuraipoondi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirukkuvalai 24 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 24 km

Villages closest to Panangadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panangadi village had a population of 2,157. That makes it the 7th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents.

Panangadi village has 1,069 males and 1,088 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panangadi has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Panangadi is 610201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panangadi covers 329.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panangadi falls under Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Panangadi is Ammanur, about 3.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Panangadi.

Panangadi is about 24 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panangadi is in Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Ammanur is about 3.2 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 12 km away. Thirukkuvalai is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katchanagaram (under 2 km), Pangal (1.5 km) and Kolappadu (2.2 km).

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

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