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About Pillayarnatham Village

Pillayarnatham is a large village in Kovilpatti tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,042, made up of 1,013 males and 1,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1743.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628721, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pillayarnatham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pillayarnatham village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Kovilpatti
Pincode 628721
Area (hectares) 1743.71 hectares
Population 2,042
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 1,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pillayarnatham compares

By the 2011 count Pillayarnatham is the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents. Its 1743.71 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Pillayarnatham

Pillayarnatham is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pillayarnatham 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 Pillayarnatham from other places

Pillayarnatham lies about 41 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Nalli, about 27 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 Pillayarnatham
Nearest railway station Nalli 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Kovilpatti 28 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 41 km

Villages closest to Pillayarnatham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pillayarnatham village had a population of 2,042. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents.

Pillayarnatham village has 1,013 males and 1,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pillayarnatham has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Pillayarnatham is 628721. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pillayarnatham covers 1743.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pillayarnatham falls under Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pillayarnatham is Nalli, about 27 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 Pillayarnatham.

Pillayarnatham is about 41 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pillayarnatham is in Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Nalli is about 27 km away. Kovilpatti is about 28 km away. Thoothukkudi is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are K Subramaniapuram (2.9 km), Koppampatti (6.8 km) and Sivagnanapuram (9.6 km).

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

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