About Papankulam Village

Papankulam is a large village in Avanashi tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,358, made up of 1,666 males and 1,692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1055.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 641655, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Papankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papankulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Avanashi
Pincode	641655
Area (hectares)	1055.96 hectares
Population	3,358
Male Population	1,666
Female Population	1,692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Papankulam compares

By the 2011 count Papankulam is the 19th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents. Its 1055.96 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Papankulam

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

Papankulam lies about 19 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Vanjipalaiyam, about 16 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 Papankulam
Tehsil headquarters	Avanashi	7.7 km
Nearest town	Avinashi	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Vanjipalaiyam	16 km
District headquarters	Tiruppur	19 km

Villages closest to Papankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Papankulam village had a population of 3,358. That makes it the 19th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents.

Papankulam village has 1,666 males and 1,692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papankulam has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Papankulam is 641655. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Papankulam covers 1055.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Papankulam falls under Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Papankulam is Vanjipalaiyam, about 16 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 Papankulam.

Papankulam is about 19 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papankulam is in Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district. Avanashi is about 7.7 km away. Avinashi is about 7.7 km away. Vanjipalaiyam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.