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About Palavathankattalai Village

Palavathankattalai is one of the larger villages in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,752, made up of 3,329 males and 3,423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palavathankattalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palavathankattalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Kumbakonam
Pincode 612301
Area (hectares) 481 hectares
Population 6,752
Male Population 3,329
Female Population 3,423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Palavathankattalai compares

By the 2011 count Palavathankattalai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Palavathankattalai

Palavathankattalai 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 Palavathankattalai 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 Palavathankattalai from other places

Palavathankattalai lies about 34 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kumbakonam, about under 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 Palavathankattalai
Nearest railway station Kumbakonam under 2 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 34 km

Villages closest to Palavathankattalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palavathankattalai village had a population of 6,752. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Palavathankattalai village has 3,329 males and 3,423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palavathankattalai has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Palavathankattalai is 612301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palavathankattalai covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palavathankattalai falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palavathankattalai is Kumbakonam, about under 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 Palavathankattalai.

Palavathankattalai is about 34 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palavathankattalai is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Kumbakonam is about under 2 km away. Thanjavur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ammathottam (under 2 km), Sakkottai (under 2 km) and Sivapuram (1.8 km).

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

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