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About Nalamputhur Village

Nalamputhur is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 459 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalamputhur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalamputhur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608401
Area (hectares) 262.41 hectares
Population 879
Male Population 459
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalamputhur compares

By the 2011 count Nalamputhur is the 95th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 262.41 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Nalamputhur

Nalamputhur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nalamputhur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nalamputhur from other places

Nalamputhur lies about 50 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vallampadugai, about 5.7 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 Nalamputhur
Nearest railway station Vallampadugai 5.7 km
Nearest town Chidambaram 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kattumannarkoil 13 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 50 km

Villages closest to Nalamputhur

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.

Common questions about Nalamputhur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalamputhur village had a population of 879. That makes it the 95th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Nalamputhur village has 459 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalamputhur has about 915 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 Nalamputhur is 608401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalamputhur covers 262.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nalamputhur is Vallampadugai, about 5.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Nalamputhur.

Nalamputhur is about 50 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalamputhur is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Vallampadugai is about 5.7 km away. Chidambaram is about 9.3 km away. Kattumannarkoil is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karupperi (under 2 km), Karuppur (under 2 km) and Therkumangudi (1.6 km).

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

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