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About Paganur Village

Paganur is a mid sized village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,432, made up of 722 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1240.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paganur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paganur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623308
Area (hectares) 1240.13 hectares
Population 1,432
Male Population 722
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paganur compares

By the 2011 count Paganur is the 52nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 1240.13 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Paganur

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

Paganur lies about 31 km from Ramanathapuram. 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 Paganur
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 16 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 29 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 31 km

Villages closest to Paganur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paganur village had a population of 1,432. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Paganur village has 722 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paganur has about 983 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 1015.

The pincode recorded for Paganur is 623308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paganur covers 1240.13 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.

Paganur falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Paganur notes the nearest railway station 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 Paganur.

Paganur is about 31 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paganur is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Tiruvadanai is about 16 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 29 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paranur (under 2 km), Kalangappuli (under 2 km) and Kulamanikkam (2.3 km).

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

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