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About Uthapuram Village

Uthapuram is one of the larger villages in Peraiyur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,149, made up of 2,610 males and 2,539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1007.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625535, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uthapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uthapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Peraiyur
Pincode 625535
Area (hectares) 1007.88 hectares
Population 5,149
Male Population 2,610
Female Population 2,539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uthapuram compares

By the 2011 count Uthapuram is the 8th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents. Its 1007.88 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Uthapuram

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

Uthapuram lies about 44 km from Madurai. 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 Uthapuram
Nearest town Usilampatti 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Peraiyur 17 km
District headquarters Madurai 44 km

Villages closest to Uthapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uthapuram village had a population of 5,149. That makes it the 8th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,337 residents.

Uthapuram village has 2,610 males and 2,539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uthapuram has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Uthapuram is 625535. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uthapuram covers 1007.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uthapuram falls under Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Uthapuram notes the nearest railway station 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 Uthapuram.

Uthapuram is about 44 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uthapuram is in Peraiyur tehsil of Madurai district. Usilampatti is about 13 km away. Peraiyur is about 17 km away. Madurai is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muthunagayapuram I Bit (2.0 km), Elumalai Rf (2.1 km) and Gopalapuram (2.8 km).

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

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