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About Pisannathur Village

Pisannathur is a mid sized village in Gandarvakkottai tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 480 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 754.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pisannathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pisannathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Gandarvakkottai
Pincode 613301
Area (hectares) 754.73 hectares
Population 958
Male Population 480
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pisannathur compares

By the 2011 count Pisannathur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,432 residents. Its 754.73 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Pisannathur

Pisannathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pisannathur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pisannathur from other places

Pisannathur lies about 32 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Alakkudi, about 22 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 Pisannathur
Nearest town Nānjikkottai 20 km
Nearest railway station Alakkudi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Gandarvakkottai 32 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 32 km

Villages closest to Pisannathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pisannathur village had a population of 958. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,432 residents.

Pisannathur village has 480 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pisannathur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Pisannathur is 613301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pisannathur covers 754.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pisannathur falls under Gandarvakkottai tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pisannathur is Alakkudi, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Pisannathur.

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

Pisannathur is in Gandarvakkottai tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Nānjikkottai is about 20 km away. Alakkudi is about 22 km away. Gandarvakkottai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palayagandarvakottai (2.2 km), Mattangal (2.7 km) and Kattunaval (3.2 km).

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

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