About Punjaithuraipalayam Village

Punjaithuraipalayam 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 7,568, made up of 3,779 males and 3,789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1372.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punjaithuraipalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punjaithuraipalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Gobichettipalayam
Pincode	638506
Area (hectares)	1372.78 hectares
Population	7,568
Male Population	3,779
Female Population	3,789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Punjaithuraipalayam compares

By the 2011 count Punjaithuraipalayam is the 6th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 1372.78 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Punjaithuraipalayam

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

Punjaithuraipalayam lies about 38 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Perundurai, about 37 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 Punjaithuraipalayam
Tehsil headquarters	Gobichettipalayam	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Perundurai	37 km
District headquarters	Erode	38 km

Villages closest to Punjaithuraipalayam

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.

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Common questions about Punjaithuraipalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Punjaithuraipalayam village had a population of 7,568. That makes it the 6th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Punjaithuraipalayam village has 3,779 males and 3,789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punjaithuraipalayam has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Punjaithuraipalayam is 638506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punjaithuraipalayam covers 1372.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Punjaithuraipalayam is Perundurai, about 37 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 Punjaithuraipalayam.

Punjaithuraipalayam is about 38 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punjaithuraipalayam is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Gobichettipalayam is about 6.9 km away. Perundurai is about 37 km away. Erode is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kondayampalayam (1.5 km), Nanjaipuliampatti (2.5 km) and Agraharakarai (3.2 km).

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