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About Pallikulam Village

Pallikulam is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,482, made up of 756 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pallikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pallikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604203
Area (hectares) 223.07 hectares
Population 1,482
Male Population 756
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Pallikulam compares

By the 2011 count Pallikulam is the 102nd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 223.07 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Pallikulam

Pallikulam 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 Pallikulam 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pallikulam from other places

Pallikulam lies about 40 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tindivanam, about 15 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 Pallikulam
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 13 km
Nearest railway station Tindivanam 15 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 40 km

Villages closest to Pallikulam

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 Pallikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Pallikulam village had a population of 1,482. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Pallikulam village has 756 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pallikulam has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Pallikulam is 604203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pallikulam covers 223.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pallikulam is Tindivanam, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Pallikulam is about 40 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pallikulam is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 13 km away. Tindivanam is about 15 km away. Viluppuram is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuttapakkam (under 2 km), Indirasankuppam (under 2 km) and Arugavur (1.7 km).

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

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