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About Puthur Village

Puthur is a mid sized village in Thirukkuvalai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,794, made up of 883 males and 911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614711, 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 Thirukkuvalai
Pincode 614711
Area (hectares) 372.71 hectares
Population 1,794
Male Population 883
Female Population 911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puthur compares

By the 2011 count Puthur is the 16th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents. Its 372.71 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Puthur

Puthur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Puthur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 2.0 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Andanapettai, about under 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 Puthur
Nearest railway station Andanapettai under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirukkuvalai 2.0 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 2.0 km

Villages closest to Puthur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthur village had a population of 1,794. That makes it the 16th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents.

Puthur village has 883 males and 911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthur has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Puthur is 614711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthur covers 372.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Puthur is Andanapettai, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Puthur.

Puthur is about 2.0 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 Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Andanapettai is about under 2 km away. Thirukkuvalai is about 2.0 km away. Nagapattinam is about 2.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adhamangalam (8.9 km), Anakkudi (12 km) and Vadakkupanaiyur (14 km).

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

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