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About Pulavakalipalayam Village

Pulavakalipalayam is one of the larger villages in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,125, made up of 2,586 males and 2,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 871.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638476, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pulavakalipalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulavakalipalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Gobichettipalayam
Pincode 638476
Area (hectares) 871.86 hectares
Population 5,125
Male Population 2,586
Female Population 2,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pulavakalipalayam compares

By the 2011 count Pulavakalipalayam is the 18th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 871.86 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Pulavakalipalayam

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

Pulavakalipalayam lies about 29 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Perundurai, about 27 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 Pulavakalipalayam
Tehsil headquarters Gobichettipalayam 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Perundurai 27 km
District headquarters Erode 29 km

Villages closest to Pulavakalipalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulavakalipalayam village had a population of 5,125. That makes it the 18th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Pulavakalipalayam village has 2,586 males and 2,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulavakalipalayam has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Pulavakalipalayam is 638476. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pulavakalipalayam covers 871.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pulavakalipalayam falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pulavakalipalayam is Perundurai, about 27 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 Pulavakalipalayam.

Pulavakalipalayam is about 29 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pulavakalipalayam is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Gobichettipalayam is about 4.3 km away. Perundurai is about 27 km away. Erode is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vellalapalayam (2.1 km), Kullampalayam (2.2 km) and Kadukkampalayam (3.8 km).

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

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