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About Piliavayal Village

Piliavayal is a mid sized village in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,199, made up of 592 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piliavayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piliavayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Thirumayam
Pincode 622209
Area (hectares) 426.24 hectares
Population 1,199
Male Population 592
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Piliavayal compares

By the 2011 count Piliavayal is the 36th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents. Its 426.24 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Piliavayal

Piliavayal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Piliavayal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Piliavayal from other places

Piliavayal lies about 19 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 9.7 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 Piliavayal
Nearest railway station Tirumayam 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumayam 19 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 19 km

Villages closest to Piliavayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Piliavayal village had a population of 1,199. That makes it the 36th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Piliavayal village has 592 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piliavayal has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Piliavayal is 622209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piliavayal covers 426.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Piliavayal falls under Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Piliavayal is Tirumayam, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Piliavayal.

Piliavayal is about 19 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piliavayal is in Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Tirumayam is about 9.7 km away. Thirumayam is about 19 km away. Pudukkottai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melivayal (1.7 km), Kannanoor I Bit (2.2 km) and Virachilai Ii Bit (2.6 km).

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

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