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About Pappankulam Village

Pappankulam is a small village in Tiruchuli tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 168 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pappankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pappankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Tiruchuli
Pincode 623612
Area (hectares) 186.96 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 168
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pappankulam compares

By the 2011 count Pappankulam is the 90th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 186.96 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Pappankulam

Pappankulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pappankulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pappankulam from other places

Pappankulam lies about 42 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Narikkudi, about 9.7 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 Pappankulam
Nearest railway station Narikkudi 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchuli 16 km
Nearest town Manamadurai 22 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 42 km

Villages closest to Pappankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pappankulam village had a population of 319. That makes it the 90th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Pappankulam village has 168 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pappankulam has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Pappankulam is 623612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pappankulam covers 186.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pappankulam falls under Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pappankulam is Narikkudi, about 9.7 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 <5 km distance for Pappankulam.

Pappankulam is about 42 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pappankulam is in Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Narikkudi is about 9.7 km away. Tiruchuli is about 16 km away. Manamadurai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaladippappankulam (under 2 km), Nallukkurichi (1.6 km) and Alangulam (1.7 km).

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

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