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About Pillur Village

Pillur is a mid sized village in Paramathi Velur tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,931, made up of 943 males and 988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 789.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pillur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pillur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Paramathi Velur
Pincode 637206
Area (hectares) 789.22 hectares
Population 1,931
Male Population 943
Female Population 988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pillur compares

By the 2011 count Pillur is the 34th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,312 residents. Its 789.22 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Pillur

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

How far is Pillur from other places

Pillur lies about 16 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Pugalur, about 17 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 Pillur
Tehsil headquarters Paramathi Velur 7.2 km
District headquarters Namakkal 16 km
Nearest railway station Pugalur 17 km

Villages closest to Pillur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paramathi Velur 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 Pillur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pillur village had a population of 1,931. That makes it the 34th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,312 residents.

Pillur village has 943 males and 988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pillur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Pillur is 637206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pillur covers 789.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pillur falls under Paramathi Velur tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pillur is Pugalur, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pillur.

Pillur is about 16 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pillur is in Paramathi Velur tehsil of Namakkal district. Paramathi Velur is about 7.2 km away. Namakkal is about 16 km away. Pugalur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nallur (under 2 km), Kudacheri (1.9 km) and Villipalayam (2.2 km).

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

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