About Puthukkarai Village

Puthukkarai is a mid sized village in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,473, made up of 748 males and 725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 579.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthukkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthukkarai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Gobichettipalayam
Pincode	638313
Area (hectares)	579.89 hectares
Population	1,473
Male Population	748
Female Population	725
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 Puthukkarai compares

By the 2011 count Puthukkarai is the 48th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 579.89 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Puthukkarai

Puthukkarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puthukkarai 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. The nearest villages by name are Perundalaiyur, Polavapalayam, Pulavakalipalayam and Pullappanaickenpalayam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Puthukkarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthukkarai village had a population of 1,473. That makes it the 48th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Puthukkarai village has 748 males and 725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthukkarai has about 969 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 Puthukkarai is 638313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthukkarai covers 579.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Puthukkarai 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 Puthukkarai.

Puthukkarai is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.