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About Puthuruthy Village

Puthuruthy is a large village in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,390, made up of 2,084 males and 2,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680623, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthuruthy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthuruthy village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Talappilly
Pincode 680623
Area (hectares) 528 hectares
Population 4,390
Male Population 2,084
Female Population 2,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puthuruthy compares

By the 2011 count Puthuruthy is the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 528 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Puthuruthy

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

How far is Puthuruthy from other places

Puthuruthy lies about 7.6 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Ollur, about 4.9 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 Puthuruthy
Nearest railway station Ollur 4.9 km
Nearest town Amballūr 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Talappilly 7.6 km
District headquarters Thrissur 7.6 km

Villages closest to Puthuruthy

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthuruthy village had a population of 4,390. That makes it the 30th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Puthuruthy village has 2,084 males and 2,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthuruthy has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Puthuruthy is 680623. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthuruthy covers 528 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puthuruthy falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Puthuruthy is Ollur, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Puthuruthy.

Puthuruthy is about 7.6 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthuruthy is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Ollur is about 4.9 km away. Amballūr is about 6.2 km away. Talappilly is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kottappuram (9.0 km), Manalithara (17 km) and Minalur (17 km).

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

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