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About Pudur Village

Pudur is one of the larger villages in Mannarkad tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,026, made up of 3,010 males and 3,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 678581, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pudur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pudur village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Palakkad
Tehsil Mannarkad
Pincode 678581
Area (hectares) 9320 hectares
Population 6,026
Male Population 3,010
Female Population 3,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pudur compares

By the 2011 count Pudur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 14,565 residents. Its 9320 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Pudur

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

How far is Pudur from other places

Pudur lies about 26 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Ettimadai, about 12 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 Pudur
Nearest railway station Ettimadai 12 km
Nearest town Vadavalli 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mannarkad 26 km
District headquarters Palakkad 26 km

Villages closest to Pudur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pudur village had a population of 6,026. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,565 residents.

Pudur village has 3,010 males and 3,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pudur has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Pudur is 678581. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pudur covers 9320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pudur falls under Mannarkad tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Pudur is Ettimadai, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pudur.

Pudur is about 26 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pudur is in Mannarkad tehsil of Palakkad district. Ettimadai is about 12 km away. Vadavalli is about 12 km away. Mannarkad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sholayur (16 km), Alanallur I (18 km) and Alanallur Ii (18 km).

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

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