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About Pattanam Village

Pattanam is a large village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,896, made up of 1,457 males and 1,439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pattanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pattanam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604001
Area (hectares) 508.74 hectares
Population 2,896
Male Population 1,457
Female Population 1,439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 2 km distance

How Pattanam compares

By the 2011 count Pattanam is the 30th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 508.74 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 994.

Getting to Pattanam

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

How far is Pattanam from other places

Pattanam 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 Pattanam
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 3.8 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 39 km

Villages closest to Pattanam

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 Pattanam

As per the Census of India 2011, Pattanam village had a population of 2,896. That makes it the 30th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Pattanam village has 1,457 males and 1,439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pattanam has about 988 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Pattanam is 604001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pattanam covers 508.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Pattanam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 2 km distance.

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

Pattanam 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.

Pattanam is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tindivanam is about 3.8 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 Kuralur (2.3 km), Ural (2.3 km) and Venmaniyathur (2.3 km).

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

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