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About Pagalavadi Village

Pagalavadi is a large village in Thuraiyur tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,732, made up of 2,315 males and 2,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1238.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagalavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagalavadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Thuraiyur
Pincode 621014
Area (hectares) 1238.67 hectares
Population 4,732
Male Population 2,315
Female Population 2,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pagalavadi compares

By the 2011 count Pagalavadi is the 16th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,707 residents. Its 1238.67 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Pagalavadi

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

Pagalavadi lies about 31 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Perugamani, about 22 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 Pagalavadi
Tehsil headquarters Thuraiyur 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Perugamani 22 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 31 km

Villages closest to Pagalavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagalavadi village had a population of 4,732. That makes it the 16th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,707 residents.

Pagalavadi village has 2,315 males and 2,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagalavadi has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Pagalavadi is 621014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pagalavadi covers 1238.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pagalavadi falls under Thuraiyur tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pagalavadi is Perugamani, about 22 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 Pagalavadi.

Pagalavadi is about 31 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagalavadi is in Thuraiyur tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Thuraiyur is about 7.5 km away. Perugamani is about 22 km away. Tiruchirappalli is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singalandapuram (2.9 km), Adanur (3.0 km) and Ammapatti (3.7 km).

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

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