About Puthur Village

Puthur is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 489 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Kattumannarkoil
Pincode	608305
Area (hectares)	113.04 hectares
Population	946
Male Population	489
Female Population	457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puthur compares

By the 2011 count Puthur is the 87th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 113.04 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

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 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 52 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kollidam, about 4.1 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	Kollidam	4.1 km
Nearest town	Sīrkāzhi	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kattumannarkoil	17 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	52 km

Villages closest to Puthur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kattumannarkoil 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 946. That makes it the 87th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Puthur village has 489 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Puthur is 608305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthur covers 113.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puthur falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puthur is Kollidam, about 4.1 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 Puthur.

Puthur is about 52 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthur is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kollidam is about 4.1 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 6.4 km away. Kattumannarkoil is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.