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About Pagalamedu Village

Pagalamedu is a large village in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,087, made up of 1,058 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagalamedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagalamedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Uthukkottai
Pincode 601103
Area (hectares) 247.18 hectares
Population 2,087
Male Population 1,058
Female Population 1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Pagalamedu compares

By the 2011 count Pagalamedu is the 20th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 247.18 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Pagalamedu

Pagalamedu 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 Pagalamedu 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pagalamedu from other places

Pagalamedu lies about 16 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Pattabiram E Depot, about 11 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 Pagalamedu
Nearest railway station Pattabiram E Depot 11 km
Nearest town Tinnanūr 14 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthukkottai 18 km

Villages closest to Pagalamedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagalamedu village had a population of 2,087. That makes it the 20th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Pagalamedu village has 1,058 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagalamedu has about 973 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 1028.

The pincode recorded for Pagalamedu is 601103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pagalamedu covers 247.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pagalamedu falls under Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pagalamedu is Pattabiram E Depot, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Pagalamedu is about 16 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagalamedu is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Pattabiram E Depot is about 11 km away. Tinnanūr is about 14 km away. Thiruvallur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mambattu (4.5 km), Velapakkam (5.6 km) and Vadamadurai (5.9 km).

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

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