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About Pallathur Village

Pallathur is a large village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,203, made up of 1,035 males and 1,168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 644.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pallathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pallathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614803
Area (hectares) 644.07 hectares
Population 2,203
Male Population 1,035
Female Population 1,168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pallathur compares

By the 2011 count Pallathur is the 50th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 644.07 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Pallathur

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

Pallathur lies about 53 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Ottankadu, about 5.9 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 Pallathur
Nearest railway station Ottankadu 5.9 km
Nearest town Adirampattinam 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 10 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 53 km

Villages closest to Pallathur

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 Pallathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pallathur village had a population of 2,203. That makes it the 50th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Pallathur village has 1,035 males and 1,168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pallathur has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Pallathur is 614803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pallathur covers 644.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pallathur is Ottankadu, about 5.9 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 Pallathur.

Pallathur is about 53 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pallathur is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Ottankadu is about 5.9 km away. Adirampattinam is about 8.6 km away. Pattukkottai is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aladikkadu (under 2 km), Pukkarambai (under 2 km) and Chokkanathapuram (1.9 km).

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

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