About Padalur Village

Padalur is one of the larger villages in Kunnam tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,484, made up of 3,258 males and 3,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1016.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Perambalur
Tehsil	Kunnam
Pincode	621109
Area (hectares)	1016.12 hectares
Population	6,484
Male Population	3,258
Female Population	3,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Padalur compares

By the 2011 count Padalur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents. Its 1016.12 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Padalur

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

Padalur lies about 154 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Olakur, about 12 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 Padalur
Nearest railway station	Olakur	12 km
Nearest town	Vandavāsi	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kunnam	34 km
District headquarters	Perambalur	154 km

Villages closest to Padalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padalur village had a population of 6,484. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents.

Padalur village has 3,258 males and 3,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padalur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Padalur is 621109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padalur covers 1016.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Padalur falls under Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Padalur is Olakur, about 12 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 Padalur.

Padalur is about 154 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padalur is in Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district. Olakur is about 12 km away. Vandavāsi is about 14 km away. Kunnam is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.