About Puliankulam Village

Puliankulam is a large village in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,111, made up of 1,530 males and 1,581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1266.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625707, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puliankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puliankulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Thirumangalam
Pincode	625707
Area (hectares)	1266.26 hectares
Population	3,111
Male Population	1,530
Female Population	1,581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puliankulam compares

By the 2011 count Puliankulam is the 19th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 1266.26 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Puliankulam

Puliankulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puliankulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puliankulam from other places

Puliankulam lies about 8.4 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 2.2 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 Puliankulam
Nearest railway station	Silaiman	2.2 km
Nearest town	Vandiyūr	4.2 km
District headquarters	Madurai	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thirumangalam	23 km

Villages closest to Puliankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puliankulam village had a population of 3,111. That makes it the 19th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Puliankulam village has 1,530 males and 1,581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puliankulam has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Puliankulam is 625707. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puliankulam covers 1266.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puliankulam falls under Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puliankulam is Silaiman, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Puliankulam.

Puliankulam is about 8.4 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puliankulam is in Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 2.2 km away. Vandiyūr is about 4.2 km away. Madurai is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.