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Pennagar

Gingee mandal
Pincode 604210
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LGD code
632331
Pincode
604210
Post office
Illodu
Population
1,929
Households
501
Literacy rate
68.8%
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,045
Distance to district centre
113 km
Distance to mandal centre
121 km
Distance to Chennai
103 km
Distance to Bengaluru
198 km
Nearest railway station
Sedarampattu · 22 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital Kalavai · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pennagar compares

By population, Pennagar ranks #42 of 171 villages in Gingee mandal.

Literacy rate
%
68.8%
+5.4% vs mandal average
Pennagar
68.8%
Gingee mandal
63.4%
Viluppuram district
63.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
989
+10 vs mandal average
Pennagar
989
Gingee mandal
979
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.4 vs mandal average
Pennagar
3.9
Gingee mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Pennagar at a glance

Pennagar is a village of 1,929 people in 501 households (Census 2011) in Gingee taluk, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, the 42nd-largest of 171 villages in Gingee taluk. Literacy is 69%, 5 points above the taluk average of 63% and the sex ratio is 989 women per 1,000 men. It lies 113 km from the Viluppuram district centre, 33 km from Padavedu, the nearest town, 22 km from Sedarampattu railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 604210, served by Illodu post office; the LGD village code is 632331. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Kalavai, 6 km away. The village votes in Ulundurpettai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vasanthavel G R. The population is estimated at 2,274 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Pennegar

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pennagar · this village1,92969%
Pennagar · Kalavai3,31966%0 km N
Melpulam · Kalavai27263%1.4 km N
Vembi · Kalavai2,12372%1.9 km NE
Vembi · Vikravandi1,97761%1.9 km NE
Donimedu · Kalavai84564%2.3 km SE
Kuttiyam · Kalavai1,03757%4.6 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pennagar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
18
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
3
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GINGEE
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
49
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Pennagar
Total area (ha)
630.39
Irrigated area (ha)
213.66
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Pennagar

LGD code
632331
Pincode
604210
Post office
Illodu
Population (Census 2011)
1,929
Population (projected 2026)
2,274
Households
501
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
989
Literacy rate
68.8%
Coordinates
12.71756°N, 79.40222°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Viluppuram
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ulundurpettai
Member of Parliament
Durai Ravikumar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vasanthavel G R
Block / Mandal
Gingee
Getting there

How to reach Pennagar

Mandal centre
Gingee · ≈ 121 km
≈ 4 h 8 min by car · 4 h 55 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Viluppuram · ≈ 113 km
≈ 3 h 53 min by car · 4 h 37 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,163 people
Padavedu · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 7 min by car · 1 h 20 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Chennai103 kmcapital
  • Bengaluru198 km
  • Hyderabad528 km
  • Mumbai993 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSedarampattu22 km
  • Bus stopKaveripakkam21 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Kalavai6 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM16 km
  • Petrol pumpMargathambigai petroleum14 km
  • CollegeScudder College Of Allied Health Sciences25 km
  • Police stationCheyyar Police Station16 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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