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About Pinnayur West Village

Pinnayur West is a mid sized village in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,420, made up of 682 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pinnayur West Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pinnayur West village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Orathanadu
Pincode 614902
Area (hectares) 552.3 hectares
Population 1,420
Male Population 682
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pinnayur West compares

By the 2011 count Pinnayur West is the 76th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 552.3 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Pinnayur West

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

Pinnayur West lies about 24 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kudikadu, about 22 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 Pinnayur West
Tehsil headquarters Orathanadu 5.8 km
Nearest town Nānjikkottai 18 km
Nearest railway station Kudikadu 22 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 24 km

Villages closest to Pinnayur West

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 Pinnayur West

As per the Census of India 2011, Pinnayur West village had a population of 1,420. That makes it the 76th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Pinnayur West village has 682 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pinnayur West has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1067.

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

Pinnayur West covers 552.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pinnayur West falls under Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pinnayur West is Kudikadu, about 22 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 Pinnayur West.

Pinnayur West 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.

Pinnayur West is in Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Orathanadu is about 5.8 km away. Nānjikkottai is about 18 km away. Kudikadu is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pinnayur East (under 2 km), Kakkarakottai (1.8 km) and Krishnapuram (2.5 km).

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

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