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About Paingkinar Village

Paingkinar is a large village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,678, made up of 1,363 males and 1,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paingkinar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paingkinar village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 604407
Area (hectares) 331.34 hectares
Population 2,678
Male Population 1,363
Female Population 1,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 32 km distance

How Paingkinar compares

By the 2011 count Paingkinar is the 16th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 331.34 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Paingkinar

Paingkinar 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 Paingkinar 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 32 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paingkinar from other places

Paingkinar lies about 70 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Kanchipuram, about 27 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 Paingkinar
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Kanchipuram 27 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 70 km

Villages closest to Paingkinar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paingkinar village had a population of 2,678. That makes it the 16th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Paingkinar village has 1,363 males and 1,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paingkinar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Paingkinar is 604407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paingkinar covers 331.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paingkinar falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Paingkinar is Kanchipuram, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 32 km distance.

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

Paingkinar is about 70 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paingkinar is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Cheyyar is about 3.5 km away. Kanchipuram is about 27 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poonthandalam (under 2 km), Thenthandalam (under 2 km) and Vadathandalam (under 2 km).

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

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