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About Pinnanur Village

Pinnanur is a small village in Gangavalli tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 141 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pinnanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pinnanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Gangavalli
Pincode 636116
Area (hectares) 623.28 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 141
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pinnanur compares

By the 2011 count Pinnanur is the 30th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 623.28 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Pinnanur

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

Pinnanur lies about 75 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Talaivasal, about 19 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 Pinnanur
Tehsil headquarters Gangavalli 19 km
Nearest railway station Talaivasal 19 km
Nearest town Perambalur 24 km
District headquarters Salem 75 km

Villages closest to Pinnanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pinnanur village had a population of 268. That makes it the 30th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

Pinnanur village has 141 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pinnanur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Pinnanur is 636116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pinnanur covers 623.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pinnanur falls under Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pinnanur is Talaivasal, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pinnanur.

Pinnanur is about 75 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pinnanur is in Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district. Gangavalli is about 19 km away. Talaivasal is about 19 km away. Perambalur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kavarpanai (4.3 km), Laddivadi (4.3 km) and Pagudapadi (4.3 km).

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

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