# Panthalur, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu 

# Panthalur

Panthalur is a sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **125,931 people**, 1 town and 4 villages (4 inhabited). The largest village is Cherangode (33,506 people).

- 125,931people (2011)
- 4villages
- 1towns
- 86.7%literacy

## Population of Panthalur compared with The Nilgiris

■ Panthalur · ■ The Nilgiris district

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**985

Working population ****44.1%**

**47.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Panthalur

Of every 100 households in Panthalur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Panthalur · ■ The Nilgiris district

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**37%

Tap water ****56%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**47%

Use banking services ****57%**

**57%

Television ****81%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**4%

Own their home ****70%**

**66%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Panthalur

- Nelliyalam44,590 people

## Largest villages in Panthalur

- Cherangode · 33,506 people
- Nelliyalam · 21,836 people
- Erumad · 15,695 people
- Munnanad · 10,304 people

[All 4 villages in Panthalur →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/panthalur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Panthalur?4 (4 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Panthalur in?The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Panthalur?125,931 (Census 2011)