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About Pethanur Village

Pethanur is a mid sized village in Kallakkurichi tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,583, made up of 800 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pethanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pethanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Kallakkurichi
Pincode 606201
Area (hectares) 324.79 hectares
Population 1,583
Male Population 800
Female Population 783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pethanur compares

By the 2011 count Pethanur is the 101st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents. Its 324.79 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 970.

Getting to Pethanur

Pethanur 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 Pethanur 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. The nearest villages by name are Pandiyankuppam, Parigam, Parigam R F and Perumangalam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Pethanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pethanur village had a population of 1,583. That makes it the 101st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents.

Pethanur village has 800 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pethanur has about 979 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 970.

The pincode recorded for Pethanur is 606201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pethanur covers 324.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pethanur falls under Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Pethanur notes the nearest railway station 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 Pethanur.

Pethanur is in Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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