About Puthur Village

Puthur is a large village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,995, made up of 1,392 males and 1,603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Sirkali
Pincode	609102
Area (hectares)	173.59 hectares
Population	2,995
Male Population	1,392
Female Population	1,603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,152
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puthur compares

By the 2011 count Puthur is the 34th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 173.59 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Puthur

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

Puthur lies about 60 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kollidam, about 4.1 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 Puthur
Nearest railway station	Kollidam	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sirkali	6.4 km
Nearest town	Sīrkāzhi	6.4 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	60 km

Villages closest to Puthur

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.

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Common questions about Puthur

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthur village had a population of 2,995. That makes it the 34th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Puthur village has 1,392 males and 1,603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthur has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Puthur is 609102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthur covers 173.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Puthur is Kollidam, about 4.1 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 Puthur.

Puthur is about 60 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthur is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kollidam is about 4.1 km away. Sirkali is about 6.4 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.