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About Pillur Village

Pillur is a mid sized village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,519, made up of 764 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606751, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pillur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pillur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606751
Area (hectares) 331.85 hectares
Population 1,519
Male Population 764
Female Population 755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Pillur compares

By the 2011 count Pillur is the 107th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 331.85 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Pillur

Pillur 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 Pillur 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 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pillur from other places

Pillur lies about 23 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Agaram Sibbandi, about 4.5 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 Pillur
Nearest railway station Agaram Sibbandi 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Polur 9.6 km
Nearest town Polūr 9.6 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 23 km

Villages closest to Pillur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pillur village had a population of 1,519. That makes it the 107th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Pillur village has 764 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pillur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Pillur is 606751. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pillur covers 331.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pillur falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pillur is Agaram Sibbandi, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10 km distance.

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

Pillur is about 23 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pillur is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Agaram Sibbandi is about 4.5 km away. Polur is about 9.6 km away. Polūr is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalasapakkam (under 2 km), Vinnuvampattu (2.1 km) and Palan Koil (2.2 km).

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

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