About Puthur Village

Puthur is one of the larger villages in Kottarakkara tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,786, made up of 9,326 males and 10,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1376 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthur village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Kottarakkara
Pincode	691507
Area (hectares)	1376 hectares
Population	19,786
Male Population	9,326
Female Population	10,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,122
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puthur compares

By the 2011 count Puthur is the 17th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents. Its 1376 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Puthur

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

How far is Puthur from other places

Puthur lies about 23 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Ezhukone, about 7.1 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 Puthur
Nearest railway station	Ezhukone	7.1 km
Nearest town	Kottārakara	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kottarakkara	23 km
District headquarters	Kollam	23 km

Villages closest to Puthur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthur village had a population of 19,786. That makes it the 17th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents.

Puthur village has 9,326 males and 10,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthur has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Puthur is 691507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthur covers 1376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puthur falls under Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Puthur is Ezhukone, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Puthur.

Puthur is about 23 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthur is in Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district. Ezhukone is about 7.1 km away. Kottārakara is about 8.1 km away. Kottarakkara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.