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About Pettavathalai Village

Pettavathalai is one of the larger villages in Srirangam tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,594, made up of 4,702 males and 4,892 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pettavathalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pettavathalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Srirangam
Pincode 639112
Area (hectares) 834.01 hectares
Population 9,594
Male Population 4,702
Female Population 4,892
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pettavathalai compares

By the 2011 count Pettavathalai is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,615 residents. Its 834.01 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Pettavathalai

Pettavathalai 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 Pettavathalai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Pettavathalai from other places

Pettavathalai lies about 24 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Pettaivaytalai, about under 2 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 Pettavathalai
Nearest railway station Pettaivaytalai under 2 km
Nearest town Musiri 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Srirangam 23 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 24 km

Villages closest to Pettavathalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pettavathalai village had a population of 9,594. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,615 residents.

Pettavathalai village has 4,702 males and 4,892 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pettavathalai has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Pettavathalai is 639112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pettavathalai covers 834.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pettavathalai falls under Srirangam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pettavathalai is Pettaivaytalai, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pettavathalai.

Pettavathalai is about 24 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pettavathalai is in Srirangam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Pettaivaytalai is about under 2 km away. Musiri is about 8.0 km away. Srirangam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Perugamani (5.8 km), Tirupparaithurai (8.0 km) and Kodiyalam (11 km).

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

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