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About Palaniyapuri Village

Palaniyapuri is a mid sized village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,446, made up of 754 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palaniyapuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaniyapuri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Attur
Pincode 636109
Area (hectares) 190.92 hectares
Population 1,446
Male Population 754
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palaniyapuri compares

By the 2011 count Palaniyapuri is the 72nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 190.92 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Palaniyapuri

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

How far is Palaniyapuri from other places

Palaniyapuri lies about 42 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about 5.4 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 Palaniyapuri
Nearest town Narasingapuram 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Peddanayakkanpalaiyam 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Attur 7.4 km
District headquarters Salem 42 km

Villages closest to Palaniyapuri

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.

Common questions about Palaniyapuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaniyapuri village had a population of 1,446. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Palaniyapuri village has 754 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaniyapuri has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Palaniyapuri is 636109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palaniyapuri covers 190.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Palaniyapuri is Peddanayakkanpalaiyam, about 5.4 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 <5 km distance for Palaniyapuri.

Palaniyapuri is about 42 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaniyapuri is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Narasingapuram is about 4.7 km away. Peddanayakkanpalaiyam is about 5.4 km away. Attur is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akkichettipalayam (under 2 km), Chockkanathapuram (1.7 km) and Alagapuram (1.9 km).

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

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