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About Palangalathur Village

Palangalathur is a mid sized village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 550, made up of 275 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palangalathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palangalathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Needamangalam
Pincode 613703
Area (hectares) 139.12 hectares
Population 550
Male Population 275
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Palangalathur compares

By the 2011 count Palangalathur is the 58th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 139.12 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 1003.

Getting to Palangalathur

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

How far is Palangalathur from other places

Palangalathur lies about 22 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Tirunageswaram, about 10 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 Palangalathur
Nearest railway station Tirunageswaram 10 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Needamangalam 16 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 22 km

Villages closest to Palangalathur

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.

Common questions about Palangalathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Palangalathur village had a population of 550. That makes it the 58th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Palangalathur village has 275 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palangalathur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Palangalathur is 613703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palangalathur covers 139.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Palangalathur is Tirunageswaram, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Palangalathur is about 22 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palangalathur is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Tirunageswaram is about 10 km away. Kumbakonam is about 12 km away. Needamangalam 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 Vakranallur (3.6 km), Ayikudi (13 km) and Olimathi (15 km).

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

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