About Paithur Village

Paithur is one of the larger villages in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,303, made up of 4,206 males and 4,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4342.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paithur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paithur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Attur
Pincode	636141
Area (hectares)	4342.96 hectares
Population	8,303
Male Population	4,206
Female Population	4,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paithur compares

By the 2011 count Paithur is the 6th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 4342.96 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 986.

Getting to Paithur

Paithur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paithur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paithur from other places

Paithur lies about 48 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Attur, about 6.9 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 Paithur
Nearest railway station	Attur	6.9 km
District headquarters	Salem	48 km

Villages closest to Paithur

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

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Common questions about Paithur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paithur village had a population of 8,303. That makes it the 6th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Paithur village has 4,206 males and 4,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paithur has about 974 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Paithur is 636141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paithur covers 4342.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paithur falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Paithur is Attur, about 6.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paithur.

Paithur is about 48 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paithur is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Attur is about 6.9 km away. Salem is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.