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About Palayavettivayal Village

Palayavettivayal is a small village in Manamelkudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 120 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614619, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palayavettivayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palayavettivayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Manamelkudi
Pincode 614619
Area (hectares) 189.16 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 120
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palayavettivayal compares

By the 2011 count Palayavettivayal is the 53rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents. Its 189.16 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Palayavettivayal

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

Palayavettivayal lies about 57 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Arantangi, about 26 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 Palayavettivayal
Tehsil headquarters Manamelkudi 14 km
Nearest railway station Arantangi 26 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 27 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 57 km

Villages closest to Palayavettivayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palayavettivayal village had a population of 225. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents.

Palayavettivayal village has 120 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palayavettivayal has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Palayavettivayal is 614619. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palayavettivayal covers 189.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palayavettivayal falls under Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palayavettivayal is Arantangi, about 26 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 Palayavettivayal.

Palayavettivayal is about 57 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palayavettivayal is in Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Manamelkudi is about 14 km away. Arantangi is about 26 km away. Arantāngi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanadu (under 2 km), Kavanur (under 2 km) and Kilaravayal (2.3 km).

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

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