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About Alanpallam Village

Alanpallam is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,175, made up of 521 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,255 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alanpallam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alanpallam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614901
Area (hectares) 386.63 hectares
Population 1,175
Male Population 521
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,255
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alanpallam compares

By the 2011 count Alanpallam is the 93rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 386.63 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Alanpallam

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

Alanpallam lies about 42 km from Thanjavur. 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 Alanpallam
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 8.6 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 42 km

Villages closest to Alanpallam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alanpallam village had a population of 1,175. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Alanpallam village has 521 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alanpallam has about 1255 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Alanpallam is 614901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alanpallam covers 386.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alanpallam falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Alanpallam notes the nearest railway station 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 Alanpallam.

Alanpallam is about 42 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alanpallam is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pattukkottai is about 8.6 km away. Thanjavur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Musiri (under 2 km), Veppankulam (1.7 km) and Alathur (2.3 km).

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

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