About Pudupalayam Village

Pudupalayam is one of the larger villages in Rasipuram tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,642, made up of 2,867 males and 2,775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 743.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pudupalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pudupalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
Tehsil	Rasipuram
Pincode	637408
Area (hectares)	743.68 hectares
Population	5,642
Male Population	2,867
Female Population	2,775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pudupalayam compares

By the 2011 count Pudupalayam is the 8th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents. Its 743.68 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Pudupalayam

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

Pudupalayam lies about 27 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Pasur, about 12 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 Pudupalayam
Nearest town	Tiruchengode	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Pasur	12 km
District headquarters	Namakkal	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rasipuram	31 km

Villages closest to Pudupalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pudupalayam village had a population of 5,642. That makes it the 8th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents.

Pudupalayam village has 2,867 males and 2,775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pudupalayam has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Pudupalayam is 637408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pudupalayam covers 743.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pudupalayam falls under Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pudupalayam is Pasur, about 12 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 Pudupalayam.

Pudupalayam is about 27 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pudupalayam is in Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district. Tiruchengode is about 8.6 km away. Pasur is about 12 km away. Namakkal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.