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About Puliyur Village

Puliyur is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,724, made up of 1,891 males and 1,833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 796.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puliyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puliyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606107
Area (hectares) 796.89 hectares
Population 3,724
Male Population 1,891
Female Population 1,833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puliyur compares

By the 2011 count Puliyur is the 24th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 796.89 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Puliyur

Puliyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puliyur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puliyur from other places

Puliyur lies about 47 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Ulundurpet, about 6.3 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 Puliyur
Nearest railway station Ulundurpet 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 16 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 47 km

Villages closest to Puliyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puliyur village had a population of 3,724. That makes it the 24th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Puliyur village has 1,891 males and 1,833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puliyur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Puliyur is 606107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puliyur covers 796.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puliyur falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puliyur is Ulundurpet, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Puliyur.

Puliyur is about 47 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puliyur is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Ulundurpet is about 6.3 km away. Virudhachalam is about 16 km away. Cuddalore is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aladi (2.9 km), Kattiyanallur (3.5 km) and Manakkollai (4.1 km).

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

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