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About Palengur Village

Palengur is a large village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,769, made up of 1,373 males and 1,396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 984.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605751, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palengur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palengur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605751
Area (hectares) 984.64 hectares
Population 2,769
Male Population 1,373
Female Population 1,396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palengur compares

By the 2011 count Palengur is the 53rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 984.64 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Palengur

Palengur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palengur 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 Palengur from other places

Palengur lies about 32 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 10 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 Palengur
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 10 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 32 km

Villages closest to Palengur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palengur village had a population of 2,769. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Palengur village has 1,373 males and 1,396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palengur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Palengur is 605751. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palengur covers 984.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palengur falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palengur is Tirukkovilur, about 10 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 Palengur.

Palengur is about 32 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palengur is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkoyilur is about 9.1 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 10 km away. Viluppuram is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadiyar (2.1 km), Periyanur (2.2 km) and Vengur (2.5 km).

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

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