About Pulikkarai Village

Pulikkarai is one of the larger villages in Palakkodu tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,590, made up of 2,883 males and 2,707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1182.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636808, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pulikkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulikkarai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Dharmapuri
Tehsil	Palakkodu
Pincode	636808
Area (hectares)	1182.86 hectares
Population	5,590
Male Population	2,883
Female Population	2,707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pulikkarai compares

By the 2011 count Pulikkarai is the 13th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents. Its 1182.86 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Pulikkarai

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

Pulikkarai lies about 10 km from Dharmapuri. 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 Pulikkarai
District headquarters	Dharmapuri	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palakkodu	12 km

Villages closest to Pulikkarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulikkarai village had a population of 5,590. That makes it the 13th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,187 residents.

Pulikkarai village has 2,883 males and 2,707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulikkarai has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Pulikkarai is 636808. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pulikkarai covers 1182.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pulikkarai falls under Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Pulikkarai notes the nearest railway station 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 Pulikkarai.

Pulikkarai is about 10 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pulikkarai is in Palakkodu tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Dharmapuri is about 10 km away. Palakkodu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.