About Palnankuppam Village

Palnankuppam is one of the larger villages in Tirupathur tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,458, made up of 4,206 males and 4,252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 940.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palnankuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palnankuppam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Tirupathur
Pincode	635601
Area (hectares)	940.48 hectares
Population	8,458
Male Population	4,206
Female Population	4,252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 km distance

How Palnankuppam compares

By the 2011 count Palnankuppam is the 6th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,666 residents. Its 940.48 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Palnankuppam

Palnankuppam 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 Palnankuppam 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 5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palnankuppam from other places

Palnankuppam lies about 22 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Kannamangalam, about 4.3 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 Palnankuppam
Nearest railway station	Kannamangalam	4.3 km
Nearest town	Arni	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tirupathur	22 km
District headquarters	Vellore	22 km

Villages closest to Palnankuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palnankuppam village had a population of 8,458. That makes it the 6th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,666 residents.

Palnankuppam village has 4,206 males and 4,252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palnankuppam has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Palnankuppam is 635601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palnankuppam covers 940.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palnankuppam falls under Tirupathur tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palnankuppam is Kannamangalam, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 km distance.

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

Palnankuppam is about 22 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palnankuppam is in Tirupathur tehsil of Vellore district. Kannamangalam is about 4.3 km away. Arni is about 17 km away. Tirupathur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.