About Pilar Village

Pilar is a mid sized village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 782, made up of 363 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 579.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pilar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilar village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Karaikkudi
Pincode	630305
Area (hectares)	579.01 hectares
Population	782
Male Population	363
Female Population	419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,154
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pilar compares

By the 2011 count Pilar is the 50th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 579.01 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Pilar

Pilar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pilar 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 Pilar from other places

Pilar lies about 30 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 5.5 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 Pilar
Nearest railway station	Kallal	5.5 km
Nearest town	Sankarapatti	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karaikkudi	9.7 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	30 km

Villages closest to Pilar

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.

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Common questions about Pilar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilar village had a population of 782. That makes it the 50th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Pilar village has 363 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilar has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Pilar is 630305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pilar covers 579.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Pilar is Kallal, about 5.5 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 Pilar.

Pilar is about 30 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pilar is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Kallal is about 5.5 km away. Sankarapatti is about 6.6 km away. Karaikkudi is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.