About Palavakkam Village

Palavakkam is a large village in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,013, made up of 1,501 males and 1,512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 602028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palavakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palavakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Uthukkottai
Pincode	602028
Area (hectares)	281.37 hectares
Population	3,013
Male Population	1,501
Female Population	1,512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 30 km distance

How Palavakkam compares

By the 2011 count Palavakkam is the 9th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 281.37 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Palavakkam

Palavakkam 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 Palavakkam 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 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palavakkam from other places

Palavakkam lies about 20 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Gummidipundi, about 20 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 Palavakkam
Tehsil headquarters	Uthukkottai	7.8 km
Nearest town	Nagalapuram	19 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	20 km
Nearest railway station	Gummidipundi	20 km

Villages closest to Palavakkam

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.

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Common questions about Palavakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Palavakkam village had a population of 3,013. That makes it the 9th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Palavakkam village has 1,501 males and 1,512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palavakkam has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Palavakkam is 602028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palavakkam covers 281.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Palavakkam is Gummidipundi, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

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

Palavakkam is about 20 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palavakkam is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Uthukkottai is about 7.8 km away. Nagalapuram is about 19 km away. Thiruvallur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.