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About Pallathur Village

Pallathur is a small village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 219 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1132.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pallathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pallathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630107
Area (hectares) 1132.6 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 219
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pallathur compares

By the 2011 count Pallathur is the 57th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1132.6 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 1031.

Getting to Pallathur

Pallathur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pallathur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pallathur from other places

Pallathur lies about 48 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Chettinad, about 3.2 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 Pallathur
Nearest railway station Chettinad 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 9.3 km
Nearest town Kāraikkudi 9.3 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 48 km

Villages closest to Pallathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pallathur village had a population of 422. That makes it the 57th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Pallathur village has 219 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pallathur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Pallathur is 630107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pallathur covers 1132.6 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.

Pallathur falls under Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pallathur is Chettinad, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pallathur.

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

Pallathur is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Chettinad is about 3.2 km away. Karaikkudi is about 9.3 km away. Kāraikkudi is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothari (under 2 km), Velangudi R F (2.9 km) and Nerupugapatti (3.0 km).

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

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