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About Parappanamedu Village

Parappanamedu is a mid sized village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,578, made up of 787 males and 791 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parappanamedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parappanamedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Needamangalam
Pincode 614404
Area (hectares) 269.61 hectares
Population 1,578
Male Population 787
Female Population 791
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parappanamedu compares

By the 2011 count Parappanamedu is the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 269.61 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 Parappanamedu

Parappanamedu 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 Parappanamedu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parappanamedu from other places

Parappanamedu lies about 26 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Nidamangalam Junction, about 1.9 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 Parappanamedu
Nearest railway station Nidamangalam Junction 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Needamangalam 2.3 km
Nearest town Mannargudi 12 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 26 km

Villages closest to Parappanamedu

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 Parappanamedu

As per the Census of India 2011, Parappanamedu village had a population of 1,578. That makes it the 30th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Parappanamedu village has 787 males and 791 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parappanamedu has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Parappanamedu is 614404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parappanamedu covers 269.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Parappanamedu is Nidamangalam Junction, about 1.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Parappanamedu.

Parappanamedu is about 26 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parappanamedu is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Nidamangalam Junction is about 1.9 km away. Needamangalam is about 2.3 km away. Mannargudi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pannimangalam (1.8 km), Chittamallimelpadi (2.2 km) and Kalacheri (2.8 km).

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

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