About Palaiyanur Village

Palaiyanur is a mid sized village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,649, made up of 849 males and 800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palaiyanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaiyanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvarur
Tehsil	Needamangalam
Pincode	614101
Area (hectares)	301.26 hectares
Population	1,649
Male Population	849
Female Population	800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palaiyanur compares

By the 2011 count Palaiyanur is the 27th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 301.26 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 1003.

Getting to Palaiyanur

Palaiyanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palaiyanur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palaiyanur from other places

Palaiyanur lies about 13 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Tirumanthikunam, about 7.8 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 Palaiyanur
Nearest town	Koothanallur	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Tirumanthikunam	7.8 km
District headquarters	Thiruvarur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Needamangalam	16 km

Villages closest to Palaiyanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaiyanur village had a population of 1,649. That makes it the 27th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Palaiyanur village has 849 males and 800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaiyanur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Palaiyanur is 614101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palaiyanur covers 301.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palaiyanur falls under Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palaiyanur is Tirumanthikunam, about 7.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Palaiyanur.

Palaiyanur is about 13 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaiyanur is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Koothanallur is about 3.9 km away. Tirumanthikunam is about 7.8 km away. Thiruvarur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.