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About Pushpavanam Village

Pushpavanam is one of the larger villages in Vedaranyam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,705, made up of 3,334 males and 3,371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1370.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pushpavanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pushpavanam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Vedaranyam
Pincode 614806
Area (hectares) 1370.3 hectares
Population 6,705
Male Population 3,334
Female Population 3,371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pushpavanam compares

By the 2011 count Pushpavanam is the 6th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents. Its 1370.3 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1002.

Getting to Pushpavanam

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

How far is Pushpavanam from other places

Pushpavanam lies about 33 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Neyvilakku, about 7.6 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 Pushpavanam
Nearest railway station Neyvilakku 7.6 km
Nearest town Vedaraniyam 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Vedaranyam 33 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 33 km

Villages closest to Pushpavanam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pushpavanam village had a population of 6,705. That makes it the 6th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents.

Pushpavanam village has 3,334 males and 3,371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pushpavanam has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Pushpavanam is 614806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pushpavanam covers 1370.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pushpavanam falls under Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pushpavanam is Neyvilakku, about 7.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pushpavanam.

Pushpavanam is about 33 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pushpavanam is in Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Neyvilakku is about 7.6 km away. Vedaraniyam is about 11 km away. Vedaranyam is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sembodai (1.6 km), Kallimedu (2.9 km) and Naluvedapathi (4.7 km).

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

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