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About Puliyankulam Village

Puliyankulam is a large village in Madurai South tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,365, made up of 1,705 males and 1,660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puliyankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puliyankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai South
Pincode 625201
Area (hectares) 183.69 hectares
Population 3,365
Male Population 1,705
Female Population 1,660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Puliyankulam compares

By the 2011 count Puliyankulam is the 6th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents. Its 183.69 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Puliyankulam

Puliyankulam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Puliyankulam 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puliyankulam from other places

Puliyankulam lies about 8.7 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 1.9 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 Puliyankulam
Nearest railway station Silaiman 1.9 km
Nearest town Vandiyūr 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai South 8.7 km
District headquarters Madurai 8.7 km

Villages closest to Puliyankulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai South 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 Puliyankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Puliyankulam village had a population of 3,365. That makes it the 6th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,117 residents.

Puliyankulam village has 1,705 males and 1,660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puliyankulam has about 974 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 972.

The pincode recorded for Puliyankulam is 625201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puliyankulam covers 183.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Puliyankulam falls under Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puliyankulam is Silaiman, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Puliyankulam.

Puliyankulam is about 8.7 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puliyankulam is in Madurai South tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 1.9 km away. Vandiyūr is about 4.5 km away. Madurai South is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silaiman (under 2 km), Kallambal (2.7 km) and Panaiyur (3.3 km).

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

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