About Palankandakudikadu Village

Palankandakudikadu is a large village in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,303, made up of 1,178 males and 1,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palankandakudikadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palankandakudikadu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Orathanadu
Pincode	614902
Area (hectares)	687.06 hectares
Population	2,303
Male Population	1,178
Female Population	1,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palankandakudikadu compares

By the 2011 count Palankandakudikadu is the 35th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 687.06 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Palankandakudikadu

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

Palankandakudikadu lies about 25 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Saliyamangalam, 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 Palankandakudikadu
Tehsil headquarters	Orathanadu	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Saliyamangalam	19 km
Nearest town	Mannargudi	20 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	25 km

Villages closest to Palankandakudikadu

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.

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Common questions about Palankandakudikadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Palankandakudikadu village had a population of 2,303. That makes it the 35th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Palankandakudikadu village has 1,178 males and 1,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palankandakudikadu has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Palankandakudikadu is 614902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palankandakudikadu covers 687.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Palankandakudikadu is Saliyamangalam, 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 Palankandakudikadu.

Palankandakudikadu is about 25 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palankandakudikadu is in Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Orathanadu is about 3.2 km away. Saliyamangalam is about 19 km away. Mannargudi 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 Palampudur (under 2 km), Kakkarai (1.5 km) and Poovathur (1.9 km).

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