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About Palamukkal Village

Palamukkal is a mid sized village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 852, made up of 426 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palamukkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palamukkal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604301
Area (hectares) 289.82 hectares
Population 852
Male Population 426
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 12 km distance

How Palamukkal compares

By the 2011 count Palamukkal is the 142nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 289.82 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Palamukkal

Palamukkal 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 Palamukkal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palamukkal from other places

Palamukkal lies about 39 km from Viluppuram. 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 Palamukkal
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 10 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 39 km

Villages closest to Palamukkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palamukkal village had a population of 852. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Palamukkal village has 426 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palamukkal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Palamukkal is 604301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palamukkal covers 289.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palamukkal falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Palamukkal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Palamukkal.

Palamukkal is about 39 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palamukkal is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tindivanam is about 10 km away. Viluppuram is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are V Nallalam (under 2 km), Perumukkal (under 2 km) and Kilsiviri (under 2 km).

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

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