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About Pallagachcheri Village

Pallagachcheri is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,858, made up of 2,413 males and 2,445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1024.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pallagachcheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pallagachcheri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606206
Area (hectares) 1024.87 hectares
Population 4,858
Male Population 2,413
Female Population 2,445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pallagachcheri compares

By the 2011 count Pallagachcheri is the 14th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 1024.87 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Pallagachcheri

Pallagachcheri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pallagachcheri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pallagachcheri from other places

Pallagachcheri lies about 52 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Pukkiravari, about 17 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 Pallagachcheri
Nearest town Kallakkurichchi 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Pukkiravari 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 19 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 52 km

Villages closest to Pallagachcheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pallagachcheri village had a population of 4,858. That makes it the 14th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Pallagachcheri village has 2,413 males and 2,445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pallagachcheri has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Pallagachcheri is 606206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pallagachcheri covers 1024.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pallagachcheri falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pallagachcheri is Pukkiravari, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Pallagachcheri is about 52 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pallagachcheri is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kallakkurichchi is about 9.9 km away. Pukkiravari is about 17 km away. Sankarapuram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalaiyanallur (under 2 km), Velanandal (under 2 km) and Peelamedu (1.7 km).

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

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