About Pappanam Village

Pappanam is a mid sized village in Kariapatti tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 437 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 757.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pappanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pappanam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Kariapatti
Pincode	626106
Area (hectares)	757.31 hectares
Population	855
Male Population	437
Female Population	418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pappanam compares

By the 2011 count Pappanam is the 27th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 757.31 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Pappanam

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

Pappanam lies about 27 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Tiruchchuli, about 17 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 Pappanam
Tehsil headquarters	Kariapatti	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Tiruchchuli	17 km
Nearest town	Aruppukkottai	20 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	27 km

Villages closest to Pappanam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pappanam village had a population of 855. That makes it the 27th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Pappanam village has 437 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pappanam has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Pappanam is 626106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pappanam covers 757.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pappanam falls under Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pappanam is Tiruchchuli, about 17 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 Pappanam.

Pappanam is about 27 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pappanam is in Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Kariapatti is about 4.7 km away. Tiruchchuli is about 17 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.