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About Pavithiram Village

Pavithiram is one of the larger villages in Aravakurichi tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,881, made up of 2,862 males and 3,019 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2866.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pavithiram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pavithiram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Aravakurichi
Pincode 639002
Area (hectares) 2866.57 hectares
Population 5,881
Male Population 2,862
Female Population 3,019
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pavithiram compares

By the 2011 count Pavithiram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 2866.57 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Pavithiram

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

Pavithiram lies about 10 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Murthipalayam, about 7.2 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 Pavithiram
Nearest railway station Murthipalayam 7.2 km
District headquarters Karur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Aravakurichi 23 km

Villages closest to Pavithiram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pavithiram village had a population of 5,881. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Pavithiram village has 2,862 males and 3,019 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pavithiram has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Pavithiram is 639002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pavithiram covers 2866.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pavithiram falls under Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pavithiram is Murthipalayam, about 7.2 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 Pavithiram.

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

Pavithiram is in Aravakurichi tehsil of Karur district. Murthipalayam is about 7.2 km away. Karur is about 10 km away. Aravakurichi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punnam (3.1 km), Viswanathapuri (4.0 km) and Karudayampalayam (4.0 km).

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

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