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About Pillur Village

Pillur is a large village in Nannilam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,344, made up of 1,222 males and 1,122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pillur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pillur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Nannilam
Pincode 609403
Area (hectares) 442.79 hectares
Population 2,344
Male Population 1,222
Female Population 1,122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pillur compares

By the 2011 count Pillur is the 14th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents. Its 442.79 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Pillur

Pillur 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 Pillur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pillur from other places

Pillur lies about 24 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 4.3 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 Pillur
Nearest railway station Peralam Junction 4.3 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nannilam 13 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 24 km

Villages closest to Pillur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pillur village had a population of 2,344. That makes it the 14th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents.

Pillur village has 1,222 males and 1,122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pillur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Pillur is 609403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pillur covers 442.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pillur falls under Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pillur is Peralam Junction, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pillur.

Pillur is about 24 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pillur is in Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Peralam Junction is about 4.3 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 12 km away. Nannilam is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kollumangudi (2.4 km), Kaduvangudi (3.0 km) and Sirupuliyur (3.3 km).

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

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