About Palayam Village

Palayam is a large village in Arani tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,901, made up of 2,432 males and 2,469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 766.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Arani
Pincode	606903
Area (hectares)	766.53 hectares
Population	4,901
Male Population	2,432
Female Population	2,469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 7 km distance

How Palayam compares

By the 2011 count Palayam is the 11th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 766.53 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Palayam

Palayam 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 Palayam 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 7 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palayam from other places

Palayam lies about 52 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Sedarampattu, about 3.9 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 Palayam
Nearest railway station	Sedarampattu	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arani	5.8 km
Nearest town	Arni	5.8 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	52 km

Villages closest to Palayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palayam village had a population of 4,901. That makes it the 11th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Palayam village has 2,432 males and 2,469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palayam has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Palayam is 606903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palayam covers 766.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palayam falls under Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palayam is Sedarampattu, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 7 km distance.

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

Palayam is about 52 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palayam is in Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Sedarampattu is about 3.9 km away. Arani is about 5.8 km away. Arni is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.