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About Pinnanur Village

Pinnanur is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 358 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pinnanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pinnanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604208
Area (hectares) 276.27 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 358
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 52 km distance

How Pinnanur compares

By the 2011 count Pinnanur is the 192nd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 276.27 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Pinnanur

Pinnanur 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 Pinnanur 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 52 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pinnanur from other places

Pinnanur lies about 56 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Polur, about 27 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 Pinnanur
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 20 km
Nearest railway station Polur 27 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 56 km

Villages closest to Pinnanur

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.

Common questions about Pinnanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pinnanur village had a population of 682. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Pinnanur village has 358 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pinnanur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Pinnanur is 604208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pinnanur covers 276.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pinnanur is Polur, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 52 km distance.

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

Pinnanur is about 56 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pinnanur is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 20 km away. Polur is about 27 km away. Viluppuram is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kammantangal (under 2 km), Marakonam (1.9 km) and Devandavadi (1.9 km).

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

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