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About Piranoor Village

Piranoor is one of the larger villages in Shenkottai tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,292, made up of 3,646 males and 3,646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627809, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piranoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piranoor village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Shenkottai
Pincode 627809
Area (hectares) 240.31 hectares
Population 7,292
Male Population 3,646
Female Population 3,646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Piranoor compares

By the 2011 count Piranoor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,729 residents. Its 240.31 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Piranoor

Piranoor 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 Piranoor 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karkudi, Kunnakudi, Nagalkadu and Neduvayal. 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 Piranoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Piranoor village had a population of 7,292. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,729 residents.

Piranoor village has 3,646 males and 3,646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piranoor has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Piranoor is 627809. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piranoor covers 240.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Piranoor falls under Shenkottai tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Piranoor notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Piranoor.

Piranoor is in Shenkottai 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 Piranoor today is likely to be higher.

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