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About Palampudur Village

Palampudur is a mid sized village in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 801 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 569.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614625, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palampudur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palampudur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Orathanadu
Pincode 614625
Area (hectares) 569.33 hectares
Population 1,675
Male Population 801
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palampudur compares

By the 2011 count Palampudur is the 65th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 569.33 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Palampudur

Palampudur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palampudur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palampudur from other places

Palampudur lies about 24 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kudikadu, about 19 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 Palampudur
Tehsil headquarters Orathanadu 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Kudikadu 19 km
Nearest town Nānjikkottai 20 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 24 km

Villages closest to Palampudur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palampudur village had a population of 1,675. That makes it the 65th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Palampudur village has 801 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palampudur has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Palampudur is 614625. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palampudur covers 569.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palampudur falls under Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palampudur is Kudikadu, about 19 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 village for Palampudur.

Palampudur is about 24 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palampudur is in Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Orathanadu is about 2.6 km away. Kudikadu is about 19 km away. Nānjikkottai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palankandakudikadu (under 2 km), Pudur (1.5 km) and Kakkarai (1.7 km).

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

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