About Pancharai Village

Pancharai is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 448 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pancharai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pancharai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Vandavasi
Pincode	604501
Area (hectares)	329.77 hectares
Population	876
Male Population	448
Female Population	428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 37 km distance

How Pancharai compares

By the 2011 count Pancharai is the 138th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 329.77 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Pancharai

Pancharai 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 Pancharai 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 37 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pancharai from other places

Pancharai lies about 51 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Panchalam, about 26 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 Pancharai
Tehsil headquarters	Vandavasi	15 km
Nearest town	Vandavāsi	15 km
Nearest railway station	Panchalam	26 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	51 km

Villages closest to Pancharai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pancharai village had a population of 876. That makes it the 138th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Pancharai village has 448 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pancharai has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Pancharai is 604501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pancharai covers 329.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pancharai falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pancharai is Panchalam, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 37 km distance.

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

Pancharai is about 51 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pancharai is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 15 km away. Vandavāsi is about 15 km away. Panchalam is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.