About Pappantangal Village

Pappantangal is a small village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 220 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pappantangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pappantangal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604208
Area (hectares)	140.64 hectares
Population	457
Male Population	220
Female Population	237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,077
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 62 km distance

How Pappantangal compares

By the 2011 count Pappantangal is the 216th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 140.64 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Pappantangal

Pappantangal 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 Pappantangal 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 62 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pappantangal from other places

Pappantangal lies about 54 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Polur, about 29 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 Pappantangal
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	18 km
Nearest railway station	Polur	29 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	54 km

Villages closest to Pappantangal

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 Pappantangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pappantangal village had a population of 457. That makes it the 216th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Pappantangal village has 220 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pappantangal has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Pappantangal covers 140.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pappantangal is Polur, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 62 km distance.

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

Pappantangal is about 54 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pappantangal is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 18 km away. Polur is about 29 km away. Viluppuram is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.