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About Pallakkapalaiyam Village

Pallakkapalaiyam is one of the larger villages in Tiruchengode tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,315, made up of 3,521 males and 2,794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 794 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1454.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pallakkapalaiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pallakkapalaiyam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Tiruchengode
Pincode 638008
Area (hectares) 1454.83 hectares
Population 6,315
Male Population 3,521
Female Population 2,794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 794
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pallakkapalaiyam compares

By the 2011 count Pallakkapalaiyam is the 11th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents. Its 1454.83 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Pallakkapalaiyam

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

Pallakkapalaiyam lies about 50 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Anangur, about 8.5 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 Pallakkapalaiyam
Nearest town Tattānkuttai 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Anangur 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchengode 16 km
District headquarters Namakkal 50 km

Villages closest to Pallakkapalaiyam

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.

Common questions about Pallakkapalaiyam

As per the Census of India 2011, Pallakkapalaiyam village had a population of 6,315. That makes it the 11th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents.

Pallakkapalaiyam village has 3,521 males and 2,794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pallakkapalaiyam has about 794 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

The pincode recorded for Pallakkapalaiyam is 638008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pallakkapalaiyam covers 1454.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pallakkapalaiyam is Anangur, about 8.5 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 Pallakkapalaiyam.

Pallakkapalaiyam is about 50 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pallakkapalaiyam is in Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district. Tattānkuttai is about 5.8 km away. Anangur is about 8.5 km away. Tiruchengode is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sowdapuram (4.3 km), Ellandaikuttai (5.7 km) and Thathankuttai (5.8 km).

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

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