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About Pottulupatti Village

Pottulupatti is a mid sized village in Usilampatti tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 462 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pottulupatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pottulupatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Usilampatti
Pincode 625532
Area (hectares) 172.97 hectares
Population 924
Male Population 462
Female Population 462
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Pottulupatti compares

By the 2011 count Pottulupatti is the 46th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,973 residents. Its 172.97 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Pottulupatti

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

How far is Pottulupatti from other places

Pottulupatti lies about 44 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kodaikkanal Road, about 7.3 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 Pottulupatti
Nearest railway station Kodaikkanal Road 7.3 km
Nearest town Nilakottai 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Usilampatti 30 km
District headquarters Madurai 44 km

Villages closest to Pottulupatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pottulupatti village had a population of 924. That makes it the 46th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,973 residents.

Pottulupatti village has 462 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pottulupatti has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Pottulupatti is 625532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pottulupatti covers 172.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pottulupatti falls under Usilampatti tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pottulupatti is Kodaikkanal Road, about 7.3 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 village for Pottulupatti.

Pottulupatti 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.

Pottulupatti is in Usilampatti tehsil of Madurai district. Kodaikkanal Road is about 7.3 km away. Nilakottai is about 7.5 km away. Usilampatti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boodipuram (2.2 km), Kattakaruppanpatti (17 km) and Ayyanarkulam (30 km).

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

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