About Puram Village

Puram is a small village in Krishnagiri tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 158 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Krishnagiri
Tehsil	Krishnagiri
Pincode	635151
Area (hectares)	56.42 hectares
Population	316
Male Population	158
Female Population	158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puram compares

By the 2011 count Puram is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents. Its 56.42 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Puram

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

Puram lies about 26 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 5.6 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 Puram
Nearest town	Pālakkodu	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Palakkodu	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krishnagiri	26 km

Villages closest to Puram

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 Puram

As per the Census of India 2011, Puram village had a population of 316. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents.

Puram village has 158 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puram has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Puram is 635151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puram covers 56.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Puram is Palakkodu, about 5.6 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 Puram.

Puram is about 26 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puram is in Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Pālakkodu is about 4.5 km away. Palakkodu is about 5.6 km away. Krishnagiri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.