About Pennagar Village

Pennagar is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,929, made up of 970 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 630.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pennagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pennagar village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604210
Area (hectares)	630.39 hectares
Population	1,929
Male Population	970
Female Population	959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 39 km distance

How Pennagar compares

By the 2011 count Pennagar is the 68th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 630.39 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Pennagar

Pennagar 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 Pennagar 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 39 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pennagar from other places

Pennagar lies about 45 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tindivanam, 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 Pennagar
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	10 km
Nearest railway station	Tindivanam	26 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	45 km

Villages closest to Pennagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pennagar village had a population of 1,929. That makes it the 68th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Pennagar village has 970 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pennagar has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Pennagar is 604210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pennagar covers 630.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pennagar falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pennagar is Tindivanam, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 39 km distance.

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

Pennagar is about 45 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pennagar is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 10 km away. Tindivanam is about 26 km away. Viluppuram is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.