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About Panichamedu Village

Panichamedu is a mid sized village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 595 males and 606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panichamedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panichamedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604303
Area (hectares) 186.64 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 595
Female Population 606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 22 km distance

How Panichamedu compares

By the 2011 count Panichamedu is the 107th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 186.64 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Panichamedu

Panichamedu 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 Panichamedu 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 22 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panichamedu from other places

Panichamedu lies about 52 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Puducherry, about 26 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 Panichamedu
Nearest town Marakkanam 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Puducherry 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 31 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 52 km

Villages closest to Panichamedu

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 Panichamedu

As per the Census of India 2011, Panichamedu village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 107th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Panichamedu village has 595 males and 606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panichamedu has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Panichamedu is 604303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panichamedu covers 186.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Panichamedu is Puducherry, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 22 km distance.

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

Panichamedu 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.

Panichamedu is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Marakkanam is about 6.0 km away. Puducherry is about 26 km away. Tindivanam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anumandai (1.7 km), Urani (2.5 km) and Seyyankuppam (3.6 km).

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

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