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About Padandal Village

Padandal is a mid sized village in Sattur tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 460 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 709.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padandal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Sattur
Pincode 626203
Area (hectares) 709.2 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 460
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Padandal compares

By the 2011 count Padandal is the 41st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,764 residents. Its 709.2 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Padandal

Padandal 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 Padandal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Padandal from other places

Padandal lies about 20 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Aruppukkottai, about 8.0 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 Padandal
Nearest railway station Aruppukkottai 8.0 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sattur 35 km

Villages closest to Padandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Padandal village had a population of 942. That makes it the 41st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,764 residents.

Padandal village has 460 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padandal has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Padandal is 626203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padandal covers 709.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Padandal falls under Sattur tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Padandal is Aruppukkottai, about 8.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Padandal.

Padandal is about 20 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padandal is in Sattur tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Aruppukkottai is about 8.0 km away. Virudhunagar is about 20 km away. Sattur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athipatti (11 km), Sandaiyur (17 km) and Kattalampatti (18 km).

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

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