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About Panangudi Village

Panangudi is a large village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,004, made up of 996 males and 1,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1229.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630555, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630555
Area (hectares) 1229.51 hectares
Population 2,004
Male Population 996
Female Population 1,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Panangudi compares

By the 2011 count Panangudi is the 24th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1229.51 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Panangudi

Panangudi 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 Panangudi 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panangudi from other places

Panangudi lies about 53 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 3.9 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 Panangudi
Nearest railway station Tirumayam 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 17 km
Nearest town Kāraikkudi 17 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 53 km

Villages closest to Panangudi

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 Panangudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Panangudi village had a population of 2,004. That makes it the 24th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Panangudi village has 996 males and 1,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panangudi has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Panangudi is 630555. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panangudi covers 1229.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Panangudi is Tirumayam, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Panangudi is about 53 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panangudi is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Tirumayam is about 3.9 km away. Karaikkudi is about 17 km away. Kāraikkudi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothamangalam (3.9 km), Aranmanaipatti (4.6 km) and Kanadukathan (5.6 km).

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

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