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About Pillanthangal Village

Pillanthangal is a mid sized village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,308, made up of 653 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pillanthangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pillanthangal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 604410
Area (hectares) 481.33 hectares
Population 1,308
Male Population 653
Female Population 655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Pillanthangal compares

By the 2011 count Pillanthangal is the 89th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 481.33 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Pillanthangal

Pillanthangal 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 Pillanthangal 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pillanthangal from other places

Pillanthangal lies about 84 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Kanchipuram, about 13 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 Pillanthangal
Nearest town Sevilimedu 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Kanchipuram 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 15 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 84 km

Villages closest to Pillanthangal

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 Pillanthangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pillanthangal village had a population of 1,308. That makes it the 89th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Pillanthangal village has 653 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pillanthangal has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Pillanthangal is 604410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pillanthangal covers 481.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pillanthangal is Kanchipuram, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Pillanthangal is about 84 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pillanthangal is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Sevilimedu is about 9.2 km away. Kanchipuram is about 13 km away. Cheyyar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vembakkam (1.6 km), Seleri (1.9 km) and Thiruppanangadu (2.5 km).

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

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