About Pettaikandigai Village

Pettaikandigai is a large village in Pallipattu tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,217, made up of 2,110 males and 2,107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pettaikandigai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pettaikandigai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Pallipattu
Pincode	631208
Area (hectares)	777.76 hectares
Population	4,217
Male Population	2,110
Female Population	2,107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10 km distance

How Pettaikandigai compares

By the 2011 count Pettaikandigai is the 15th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,998 residents. Its 777.76 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Pettaikandigai

Pettaikandigai 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 Pettaikandigai as Available within 2 km distance. 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 Pettaikandigai from other places

Pettaikandigai lies about 76 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Siddampalli, about 8.4 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 Pettaikandigai
Nearest railway station	Siddampalli	8.4 km
Nearest town	Rāmāpuram	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pallipattu	30 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	76 km

Villages closest to Pettaikandigai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pettaikandigai village had a population of 4,217. That makes it the 15th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,998 residents.

Pettaikandigai village has 2,110 males and 2,107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pettaikandigai has about 999 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Pettaikandigai is 631208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pettaikandigai covers 777.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pettaikandigai falls under Pallipattu tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pettaikandigai is Siddampalli, about 8.4 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 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pettaikandigai.

Pettaikandigai is about 76 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pettaikandigai is in Pallipattu tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Siddampalli is about 8.4 km away. Rāmāpuram is about 11 km away. Pallipattu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.