About Puthur Village

Puthur is a large village in Kulithalai tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,780, made up of 1,885 males and 1,895 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1990.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Karur
Tehsil	Kulithalai
Pincode	621313
Area (hectares)	1990.62 hectares
Population	3,780
Male Population	1,885
Female Population	1,895
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puthur compares

By the 2011 count Puthur is the 17th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,222 residents. Its 1990.62 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Puthur

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

Puthur lies about 22 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Sithalavai, about 2.3 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 Puthur
Nearest railway station	Sithalavai	2.3 km
Nearest town	Kulittalai	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kulithalai	22 km
District headquarters	Karur	22 km

Villages closest to Puthur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthur village had a population of 3,780. That makes it the 17th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,222 residents.

Puthur village has 1,885 males and 1,895 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Puthur is 621313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthur covers 1990.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puthur falls under Kulithalai tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puthur is Sithalavai, about 2.3 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 Puthur.

Puthur is about 22 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthur is in Kulithalai tehsil of Karur district. Sithalavai is about 2.3 km away. Kulittalai is about 15 km away. Kulithalai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.