About Palavedu Village

Palavedu is one of the larger villages in Ambattur tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,944, made up of 4,013 males and 3,931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 565.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palavedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palavedu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Ambattur
Pincode	600055
Area (hectares)	565.81 hectares
Population	7,944
Male Population	4,013
Female Population	3,931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 12 km distance

How Palavedu compares

By the 2011 count Palavedu is the 4th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,507 residents. Its 565.81 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Palavedu

Palavedu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Palavedu 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 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palavedu from other places

Palavedu lies about 17 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Pattabiram E Depot, about under 2 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 Palavedu
Nearest railway station	Pattabiram E Depot	under 2 km
Nearest town	Avadi	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ambattur	12 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	17 km

Villages closest to Palavedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palavedu village had a population of 7,944. That makes it the 4th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,507 residents.

Palavedu village has 4,013 males and 3,931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palavedu has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Palavedu is 600055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palavedu covers 565.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palavedu falls under Ambattur tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palavedu is Pattabiram E Depot, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Palavedu.

Palavedu is about 17 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palavedu is in Ambattur tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Pattabiram E Depot is about under 2 km away. Avadi is about 6.2 km away. Ambattur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.