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About Puthoor Village

Puthoor is one of the larger villages in Thalassery tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,575, made up of 9,051 males and 10,524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1566 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670692, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthoor village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kannur
Tehsil Thalassery
Pincode 670692
Area (hectares) 1566 hectares
Population 19,575
Male Population 9,051
Female Population 10,524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,163
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puthoor compares

By the 2011 count Puthoor is the 6th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents. Its 1566 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Puthoor

Puthoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puthoor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pattannur, Pattiom, Payam and Peringathur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Puthoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthoor village had a population of 19,575. That makes it the 6th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents.

Puthoor village has 9,051 males and 10,524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthoor has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Puthoor is 670692. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthoor covers 1566 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puthoor falls under Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The census record for Puthoor notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Puthoor.

Puthoor is in Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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