About Pillapalayam Village

Pillapalayam is a large village in Musiri tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,718, made up of 2,381 males and 2,337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1287.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pillapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pillapalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil	Musiri
Pincode	621210
Area (hectares)	1287.71 hectares
Population	4,718
Male Population	2,381
Female Population	2,337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pillapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Pillapalayam is the 7th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 1287.71 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Pillapalayam

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

Pillapalayam lies about 41 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Lalapet, about 1.6 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 Pillapalayam
Nearest railway station	Lalapet	1.6 km
Nearest town	Kulittalai	7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Musiri	11 km
District headquarters	Tiruchirappalli	41 km

Villages closest to Pillapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pillapalayam village had a population of 4,718. That makes it the 7th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Pillapalayam village has 2,381 males and 2,337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pillapalayam has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Pillapalayam is 621210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pillapalayam covers 1287.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pillapalayam falls under Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pillapalayam is Lalapet, about 1.6 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 Pillapalayam.

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

Pillapalayam is in Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Lalapet is about 1.6 km away. Kulittalai is about 7.7 km away. Musiri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.