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About Puttagaram Village

Puttagaram is a large village in Nagapattinam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,790, made up of 1,400 males and 1,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puttagaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puttagaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Nagapattinam
Pincode 609504
Area (hectares) 360.4 hectares
Population 2,790
Male Population 1,400
Female Population 1,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Puttagaram compares

By the 2011 count Puttagaram is the 14th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,942 residents. Its 360.4 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Puttagaram

Puttagaram 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 Puttagaram 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 Puttagaram from other places

Puttagaram lies about 29 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Peralam Junction, about 13 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 Puttagaram
Nearest town Tharangambadi 10 km
Nearest railway station Peralam Junction 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagapattinam 29 km

Villages closest to Puttagaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puttagaram village had a population of 2,790. That makes it the 14th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,942 residents.

Puttagaram village has 1,400 males and 1,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puttagaram has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Puttagaram is 609504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puttagaram covers 360.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puttagaram falls under Nagapattinam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puttagaram is Peralam Junction, about 13 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 Puttagaram.

Puttagaram is about 29 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puttagaram is in Nagapattinam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Tharangambadi is about 10 km away. Peralam Junction is about 13 km away. Nagapattinam is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Therkupoigainallur (9.7 km), Vadakkupoigainallur (9.7 km) and Kottapadi (11 km).

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

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