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About Paliapattu Village

Paliapattu is a large village in Chengam tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,484, made up of 1,799 males and 1,685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 875.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paliapattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paliapattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Chengam
Pincode 606704
Area (hectares) 875.6 hectares
Population 3,484
Male Population 1,799
Female Population 1,685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 12 km distance

How Paliapattu compares

By the 2011 count Paliapattu is the 19th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 875.6 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Paliapattu

Paliapattu 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 Paliapattu 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 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paliapattu from other places

Paliapattu lies about 64 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Molakarampatti, about 2.8 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 Paliapattu
Nearest railway station Molakarampatti 2.8 km
Nearest town Tirupattur 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengam 33 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 64 km

Villages closest to Paliapattu

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 Paliapattu

As per the Census of India 2011, Paliapattu village had a population of 3,484. That makes it the 19th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Paliapattu village has 1,799 males and 1,685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paliapattu has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

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

Paliapattu covers 875.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Paliapattu is Molakarampatti, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

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

Paliapattu is about 64 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paliapattu is in Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Molakarampatti is about 2.8 km away. Tirupattur is about 2.9 km away. Chengam is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andanur (4.9 km), Korattambattu (6.2 km) and Alaputhur (7.6 km).

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

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