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About Pallur Village

Pallur is a large village in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,022, made up of 1,965 males and 2,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1107.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pallur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arakonam
Pincode 631051
Area (hectares) 1107.17 hectares
Population 4,022
Male Population 1,965
Female Population 2,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 4 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 8 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Pallur compares

By the 2011 count Pallur is the 22nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 1107.17 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Pallur

Pallur 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 Pallur as Available within 4 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 8 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pallur from other places

Pallur lies about 30 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Valathoor, about 4.6 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 Pallur
Nearest railway station Valathoor 4.6 km
Nearest town Gudiyatham 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Arakonam 30 km
District headquarters Vellore 30 km

Villages closest to Pallur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pallur village had a population of 4,022. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Pallur village has 1,965 males and 2,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pallur has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Pallur is 631051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pallur covers 1107.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pallur falls under Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pallur is Valathoor, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 4 km distance and private bus service as Available within 8 km distance for Pallur.

Pallur is about 30 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pallur is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. Valathoor is about 4.6 km away. Gudiyatham is about 10 km away. Arakonam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melkalathur (6.6 km), Pudupattu (6.7 km) and Mangalam (6.8 km).

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

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