About Pelamarathur Village

Pelamarathur 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 1,825 males and 1,659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1180.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pelamarathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pelamarathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Chengam
Pincode	635703
Area (hectares)	1180.86 hectares
Population	3,484
Male Population	1,825
Female Population	1,659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 40 km distance

How Pelamarathur compares

By the 2011 count Pelamarathur 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 1180.86 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Pelamarathur

Pelamarathur 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 Pelamarathur as Available within 5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 40 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pelamarathur from other places

Pelamarathur lies about 44 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Vinnamangalam, about 28 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 Pelamarathur
Nearest railway station	Vinnamangalam	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengam	29 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	44 km

Villages closest to Pelamarathur

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.

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Common questions about Pelamarathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pelamarathur 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.

Pelamarathur village has 1,825 males and 1,659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pelamarathur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Pelamarathur is 635703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pelamarathur covers 1180.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pelamarathur is Vinnamangalam, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 40 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Pelamarathur.

Pelamarathur is about 44 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pelamarathur is in Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vinnamangalam is about 28 km away. Chengam is about 29 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.