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About Pattanur Village

Pattanur is one of the larger villages in Vanur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,331, made up of 3,103 males and 3,228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 706.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pattanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pattanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Vanur
Pincode 605111
Area (hectares) 706.5 hectares
Population 6,331
Male Population 3,103
Female Population 3,228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 7 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 7 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 km distance

How Pattanur compares

By the 2011 count Pattanur is the 5th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents. Its 706.5 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Pattanur

Pattanur 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 Pattanur as Available within 7 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 7 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pattanur from other places

Pattanur lies about 31 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Villiyanur, about 6.7 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 Pattanur
Nearest town Kurumbapet 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Villiyanur 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Vanur 7.0 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 31 km

Villages closest to Pattanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pattanur village had a population of 6,331. That makes it the 5th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents.

Pattanur village has 3,103 males and 3,228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pattanur has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Pattanur is 605111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pattanur covers 706.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pattanur falls under Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pattanur is Villiyanur, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 7 km distance and private bus service as Available within 7 km distance for Pattanur.

Pattanur is about 31 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pattanur is in Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kurumbapet is about 4.4 km away. Villiyanur is about 6.7 km away. Vanur is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puthurai (1.9 km), Tiruchitrambalam (2.0 km) and Acharampattu (2.9 km).

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

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