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About Pattu Village

Pattu is a mid sized village in Gudiyatham tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,542, made up of 740 males and 802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Gudiyatham
Pincode 635806
Area (hectares) 280.27 hectares
Population 1,542
Male Population 740
Female Population 802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within 7 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 2 km distance

How Pattu compares

By the 2011 count Pattu is the 60th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents. Its 280.27 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Pattu

Pattu 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 Pattu as Available within 7 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 2 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pattu from other places

Pattu lies about 26 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Melattur, about 2.0 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 Pattu
Nearest railway station Melattur 2.0 km
Nearest town Kondasamudram 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gudiyatham 4.4 km
District headquarters Vellore 26 km

Villages closest to Pattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pattu village had a population of 1,542. That makes it the 60th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents.

Pattu village has 740 males and 802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pattu has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Pattu is 635806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pattu covers 280.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pattu falls under Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pattu is Melattur, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 2 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 7 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pattu.

Pattu 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.

Pattu is in Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district. Melattur is about 2.0 km away. Kondasamudram is about 4.2 km away. Gudiyatham is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Erukkampattu (under 2 km), Machampattu (under 2 km) and Moongapattu (under 2 km).

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

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