About Pallipalayam Village

Pallipalayam is a mid sized village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,314, made up of 693 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pallipalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pallipalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Attur
Pincode	636101
Area (hectares)	424.67 hectares
Population	1,314
Male Population	693
Female Population	621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pallipalayam compares

By the 2011 count Pallipalayam is the 75th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 424.67 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Pallipalayam

Pallipalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pallipalayam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Pallipalayam from other places

Pallipalayam lies about 76 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Melnariyappanur, about 10 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 Pallipalayam
Nearest railway station	Melnariyappanur	10 km
Nearest town	Chinna Salem	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Attur	27 km
District headquarters	Salem	76 km

Villages closest to Pallipalayam

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 Pallipalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Pallipalayam village had a population of 1,314. That makes it the 75th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Pallipalayam village has 693 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pallipalayam has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Pallipalayam is 636101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pallipalayam covers 424.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pallipalayam is Melnariyappanur, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pallipalayam.

Pallipalayam is about 76 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pallipalayam is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Melnariyappanur is about 10 km away. Chinna Salem is about 13 km away. Attur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.