About Purapuzha Village

Purapuzha is one of the larger villages in Thodupuzha tehsil, in the district of Idukki, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,836, made up of 5,926 males and 5,910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2273 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 685584, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purapuzha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purapuzha village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Tehsil	Thodupuzha
Pincode	685584
Area (hectares)	2273 hectares
Population	11,836
Male Population	5,926
Female Population	5,910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purapuzha compares

By the 2011 count Purapuzha is the 13th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 14,416 residents. Its 2273 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Purapuzha

Purapuzha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purapuzha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purapuzha from other places

Purapuzha lies about 33 km from Idukki, and the nearest railway station is Kuruppanthara, about 23 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 Purapuzha
Tehsil headquarters	Thodupuzha	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Kuruppanthara	23 km
District headquarters	Idukki	33 km

Villages closest to Purapuzha

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

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Common questions about Purapuzha

As per the Census of India 2011, Purapuzha village had a population of 11,836. That makes it the 13th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,416 residents.

Purapuzha village has 5,926 males and 5,910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purapuzha has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Purapuzha is 685584. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purapuzha covers 2273 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purapuzha falls under Thodupuzha tehsil of Idukki district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Purapuzha is Kuruppanthara, about 23 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 village for Purapuzha.

Purapuzha is about 33 km from Idukki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purapuzha is in Thodupuzha tehsil of Idukki district. Thodupuzha is about 6.5 km away. Kuruppanthara is about 23 km away. Idukki is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.