About Puramattam Village

Puramattam is one of the larger villages in Mallappally tehsil, in the district of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,069, made up of 6,660 males and 7,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1466 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689543, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puramattam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puramattam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Tehsil	Mallappally
Pincode	689543
Area (hectares)	1466 hectares
Population	14,069
Male Population	6,660
Female Population	7,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,112
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puramattam compares

By the 2011 count Puramattam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 14,913 residents. Its 1466 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1106.

Getting to Puramattam

Puramattam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puramattam 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 Puramattam from other places

Puramattam lies about 2.1 km from Pathanamthitta, and the nearest railway station is Chengannur, about 21 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 Puramattam
Tehsil headquarters	Mallappally	2.1 km
District headquarters	Pathanamthitta	2.1 km
Nearest town	Pathanāmthitta	2.1 km
Nearest railway station	Chengannur	21 km

Villages closest to Puramattam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puramattam village had a population of 14,069. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,913 residents.

Puramattam village has 6,660 males and 7,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puramattam has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1106.

The pincode recorded for Puramattam is 689543. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puramattam covers 1466 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puramattam falls under Mallappally tehsil of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Puramattam is Chengannur, about 21 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 Puramattam.

Puramattam is about 2.1 km from Pathanamthitta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puramattam is in Mallappally tehsil of Pathanamthitta district. Mallappally is about 2.1 km away. Pathanamthitta is about 2.1 km away. Pathanāmthitta is about 2.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.