About Puligunta Village

Puligunta is one of the larger villages in Krishnagiri tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,365, made up of 4,212 males and 4,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2321.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puligunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puligunta village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Krishnagiri
Tehsil	Krishnagiri
Pincode	635203
Area (hectares)	2321.11 hectares
Population	8,365
Male Population	4,212
Female Population	4,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puligunta compares

By the 2011 count Puligunta is the 10th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents. Its 2321.11 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Puligunta

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

Puligunta lies about 18 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kagankarai, about 16 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 Puligunta
Nearest railway station	Kagankarai	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krishnagiri	18 km

Villages closest to Puligunta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puligunta village had a population of 8,365. That makes it the 10th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents.

Puligunta village has 4,212 males and 4,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puligunta has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Puligunta is 635203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puligunta covers 2321.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puligunta falls under Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puligunta is Kagankarai, about 16 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 Puligunta.

Puligunta is about 18 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puligunta is in Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Kagankarai is about 16 km away. Krishnagiri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.