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About Panaiyur Village

Panaiyur is one of the larger villages in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,050, made up of 2,465 males and 2,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1542.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627761, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Sankarankoil
Pincode 627761
Area (hectares) 1542.36 hectares
Population 5,050
Male Population 2,465
Female Population 2,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Panaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Panaiyur is the 19th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 1542.36 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Panaiyur

Panaiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panaiyur 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. The nearest villages by name are Nalanthula, Naluvasankottai, Narikudi and Nochikulam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Panaiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Panaiyur village had a population of 5,050. That makes it the 19th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Panaiyur village has 2,465 males and 2,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panaiyur has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Panaiyur is 627761. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panaiyur covers 1542.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Panaiyur falls under Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Panaiyur notes the nearest railway station 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 Panaiyur.

Panaiyur is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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