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About Pachal Village

Pachal is a mid sized village in Chengam tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,269, made up of 617 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pachal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pachal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Chengam
Pincode 606704
Area (hectares) 177.91 hectares
Population 1,269
Male Population 617
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 17 km distance

How Pachal compares

By the 2011 count Pachal is the 79th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 177.91 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Pachal

Pachal 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 Pachal 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 17 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pachal from other places

Pachal lies about 15 km from Tiruvannamalai. 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 Pachal
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengam 17 km

Villages closest to Pachal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pachal village had a population of 1,269. That makes it the 79th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Pachal village has 617 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pachal has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Pachal is 606704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pachal covers 177.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pachal falls under Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Pachal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 17 km distance.

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

Pachal is about 15 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pachal is in Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Tiruvannamalai is about 15 km away. Chengam is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beemanandal (3.0 km), Periakolapadi (4.2 km) and Eraiyur (4.8 km).

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

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