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About Puduthurai Village

Puduthurai is a mid sized village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,780, made up of 904 males and 876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puduthurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puduthurai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Sirkali
Pincode 609106
Area (hectares) 351.33 hectares
Population 1,780
Male Population 904
Female Population 876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puduthurai compares

By the 2011 count Puduthurai is the 62nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 351.33 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 1022.

Getting to Puduthurai

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

Puduthurai lies about 52 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Sirkazhi, about 6.0 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 Puduthurai
Tehsil headquarters Sirkali 5.1 km
Nearest town Sīrkāzhi 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Sirkazhi 6.0 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 52 km

Villages closest to Puduthurai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puduthurai village had a population of 1,780. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Puduthurai village has 904 males and 876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puduthurai has about 969 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 1022.

The pincode recorded for Puduthurai is 609106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puduthurai covers 351.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puduthurai falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puduthurai is Sirkazhi, about 6.0 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 Puduthurai.

Puduthurai is about 52 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puduthurai is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Sirkali is about 5.1 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 5.1 km away. Sirkazhi is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thiruvaly (2.1 km), Thirunagiri (2.3 km) and Thirukkarukavur (2.4 km).

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

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