About Palamedu Village

Palamedu is a large village in Tiruchengode tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,632, made up of 1,332 males and 1,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 655.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palamedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palamedu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
Tehsil	Tiruchengode
Pincode	637503
Area (hectares)	655.8 hectares
Population	2,632
Male Population	1,332
Female Population	1,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palamedu compares

By the 2011 count Palamedu is the 43rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents. Its 655.8 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Palamedu

Palamedu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palamedu 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 Palamedu from other places

Palamedu lies about 28 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Rasipuram, about 14 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 Palamedu
Nearest railway station	Rasipuram	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tiruchengode	19 km
District headquarters	Namakkal	28 km

Villages closest to Palamedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palamedu village had a population of 2,632. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents.

Palamedu village has 1,332 males and 1,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palamedu has about 976 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 1114.

The pincode recorded for Palamedu is 637503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palamedu covers 655.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palamedu falls under Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palamedu is Rasipuram, about 14 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 Palamedu.

Palamedu is about 28 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palamedu is in Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district. Rasipuram is about 14 km away. Tiruchengode is about 19 km away. Namakkal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.