About Padur Village

Padur is one of the larger villages in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,135, made up of 3,125 males and 3,010 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2114.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Ulundurpettai
Pincode	606115
Area (hectares)	2114.52 hectares
Population	6,135
Male Population	3,125
Female Population	3,010
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Padur compares

By the 2011 count Padur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 2114.52 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Padur

Padur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Padur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padur from other places

Padur lies about 28 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ulundurpet, about 4.5 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 Padur
Nearest railway station	Ulundurpet	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ulundurpettai	7.6 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	28 km

Villages closest to Padur

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

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Common questions about Padur

As per the Census of India 2011, Padur village had a population of 6,135. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Padur village has 3,125 males and 3,010 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Padur is 606115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padur covers 2114.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Padur falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Padur is Ulundurpet, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Padur is about 28 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padur is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ulundurpet is about 4.5 km away. Ulundurpettai is about 7.6 km away. Viluppuram is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.