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About Pallipathu Village

Pallipathu is a large village in Tiruchendur tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,722, made up of 1,303 males and 1,419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pallipathu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pallipathu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Tiruchendur
Pincode 628218
Area (hectares) 468.77 hectares
Population 2,722
Male Population 1,303
Female Population 1,419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pallipathu compares

By the 2011 count Pallipathu is the 22nd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 468.77 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Pallipathu

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

How far is Pallipathu from other places

Pallipathu lies about 28 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kayalpattinam, about 6.5 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 Pallipathu
Nearest town Arumuganeri 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Kayalpattinam 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchendur 7.5 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 28 km

Villages closest to Pallipathu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pallipathu village had a population of 2,722. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Pallipathu village has 1,303 males and 1,419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pallipathu has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Pallipathu is 628218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pallipathu covers 468.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pallipathu falls under Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pallipathu is Kayalpattinam, about 6.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pallipathu.

Pallipathu is about 28 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pallipathu is in Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Arumuganeri is about 5.8 km away. Kayalpattinam is about 6.5 km away. Tiruchendur is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kayamozhi (2.8 km), Mela Thiruchendur (3.9 km) and Ammanpuram (3.9 km).

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

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