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About Pennalurpet Village

Pennalurpet is one of the larger villages in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,052, made up of 2,494 males and 2,558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1467.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 602022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pennalurpet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pennalurpet village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Uthukkottai
Pincode 602022
Area (hectares) 1467.84 hectares
Population 5,052
Male Population 2,494
Female Population 2,558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 24 km distance

How Pennalurpet compares

By the 2011 count Pennalurpet is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 1467.84 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Pennalurpet

Pennalurpet 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 Pennalurpet 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 24 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pennalurpet from other places

Pennalurpet lies about 19 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvallur, about 22 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 Pennalurpet
Tehsil headquarters Uthukkottai 4.8 km
Nearest town Nagalapuram 11 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 19 km
Nearest railway station Tiruvallur 22 km

Villages closest to Pennalurpet

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 Pennalurpet

As per the Census of India 2011, Pennalurpet village had a population of 5,052. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Pennalurpet village has 2,494 males and 2,558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pennalurpet has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Pennalurpet is 602022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pennalurpet covers 1467.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pennalurpet is Tiruvallur, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 24 km distance.

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

Pennalurpet is about 19 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pennalurpet is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Uthukkottai is about 4.8 km away. Nagalapuram is about 11 km away. Thiruvallur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Avicheri (2.5 km), Puducheri (2.6 km) and Melakaramanur (2.6 km).

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

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