About Palaiyam Village

Palaiyam is a mid sized village in Arcot tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 384 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palaiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palaiyam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Arcot
Pincode	632512
Area (hectares)	205.98 hectares
Population	783
Male Population	384
Female Population	399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 31 km distance

How Palaiyam compares

By the 2011 count Palaiyam is the 62nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 205.98 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Palaiyam

Palaiyam 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 Palaiyam 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 31 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palaiyam from other places

Palaiyam lies about 26 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Onnupuram, about 17 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 Palaiyam
Nearest town	Arni	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arcot	14 km
Nearest railway station	Onnupuram	17 km
District headquarters	Vellore	26 km

Villages closest to Palaiyam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palaiyam village had a population of 783. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Palaiyam village has 384 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palaiyam has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Palaiyam is 632512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palaiyam covers 205.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palaiyam falls under Arcot tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palaiyam is Onnupuram, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 31 km distance.

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

Palaiyam is about 26 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palaiyam is in Arcot tehsil of Vellore district. Arni is about 13 km away. Arcot is about 14 km away. Onnupuram is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.