About Pillankulam Village

Pillankulam is a large village in Veppanthattai tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,083, made up of 1,508 males and 1,575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1815.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pillankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pillankulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Perambalur
Tehsil	Veppanthattai
Pincode	621117
Area (hectares)	1815.91 hectares
Population	3,083
Male Population	1,508
Female Population	1,575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pillankulam compares

By the 2011 count Pillankulam is the 15th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,612 residents. Its 1815.91 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Pillankulam

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

Pillankulam lies about 32 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Melnariyappanur, 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 Pillankulam
Nearest railway station	Melnariyappanur	12 km
Nearest town	Chinna Salem	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Veppanthattai	32 km
District headquarters	Perambalur	32 km

Villages closest to Pillankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pillankulam village had a population of 3,083. That makes it the 15th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,612 residents.

Pillankulam village has 1,508 males and 1,575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pillankulam has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Pillankulam is 621117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pillankulam covers 1815.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pillankulam falls under Veppanthattai tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pillankulam is Melnariyappanur, 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 Pillankulam.

Pillankulam is about 32 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pillankulam is in Veppanthattai tehsil of Perambalur district. Melnariyappanur is about 12 km away. Chinna Salem is about 13 km away. Veppanthattai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.