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About Puravasagudy Village

Puravasagudy is a large village in Alangudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,612, made up of 1,256 males and 1,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 715.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puravasagudy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puravasagudy village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Alangudi
Pincode 622303
Area (hectares) 715.29 hectares
Population 2,612
Male Population 1,256
Female Population 1,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puravasagudy compares

By the 2011 count Puravasagudy is the 22nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 715.29 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Puravasagudy

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

Puravasagudy lies about 7.4 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Pudukkotai, about 8.6 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 Puravasagudy
District headquarters Pudukkottai 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Pudukkotai 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Alangudi 13 km

Villages closest to Puravasagudy

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puravasagudy village had a population of 2,612. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Puravasagudy village has 1,256 males and 1,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puravasagudy has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Puravasagudy is 622303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puravasagudy covers 715.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puravasagudy falls under Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puravasagudy is Pudukkotai, about 8.6 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 Puravasagudy.

Puravasagudy is about 7.4 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puravasagudy is in Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Pudukkottai is about 7.4 km away. Pudukkotai is about 8.6 km away. Alangudi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vandakottai (under 2 km), Vallathirakottai (2.3 km) and Vijayaragunathapuram (2.4 km).

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

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