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About Pugal Sillathur Village

Pugal Sillathur is a small village in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 134 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pugal Sillathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pugal Sillathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Orathanadu
Pincode 614902
Area (hectares) 342.7 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 134
Female Population 128
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 Pugal Sillathur compares

By the 2011 count Pugal Sillathur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 342.7 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Pugal Sillathur

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

Pugal Sillathur lies about 7.6 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Titte, about 3.7 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 Pugal Sillathur
Nearest railway station Titte 3.7 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Orathanadu 22 km

Villages closest to Pugal Sillathur

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 Pugal Sillathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pugal Sillathur village had a population of 262. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Pugal Sillathur village has 134 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pugal Sillathur 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 Pugal Sillathur is 614902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pugal Sillathur covers 342.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pugal Sillathur falls under Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pugal Sillathur is Titte, about 3.7 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 Pugal Sillathur.

Pugal Sillathur is about 7.6 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pugal Sillathur is in Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Titte is about 3.7 km away. Thanjavur is about 7.6 km away. Orathanadu 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 Thondarampet East (8.6 km), Thondarampet West (9.1 km) and Karaimeendarkottai (9.4 km).

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

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