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About Puliyoor Village

Puliyoor is one of the larger villages in Chengannur tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,531, made up of 7,586 males and 8,945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puliyoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puliyoor village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Tehsil Chengannur
Pincode 689510
Area (hectares) 1166 hectares
Population 16,531
Male Population 7,586
Female Population 8,945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,179
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Puliyoor compares

By the 2011 count Puliyoor is the 5th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 16,115 residents. Its 1166 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1169.

Getting to Puliyoor

Puliyoor 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 Puliyoor 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 Puliyoor from other places

Puliyoor lies about 36 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Chengannur, about 3.0 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 Puliyoor
Nearest railway station Chengannur 3.0 km
Nearest town Chengannūr 3.5 km
District headquarters Alappuzha 36 km

Villages closest to Puliyoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puliyoor village had a population of 16,531. That makes it the 5th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 16,115 residents.

Puliyoor village has 7,586 males and 8,945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puliyoor has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1169.

The pincode recorded for Puliyoor is 689510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puliyoor covers 1166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puliyoor falls under Chengannur tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Puliyoor is Chengannur, about 3.0 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 Puliyoor.

Puliyoor is about 36 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puliyoor is in Chengannur tehsil of Alappuzha district. Chengannur is about 3.0 km away. Chengannūr is about 3.5 km away. Alappuzha is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ala (1.8 km), Pandanad (3.0 km) and Chengannur (3.5 km).

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

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