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About Buthakudi Village

Buthakudi is a large village in Iluppur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,099, made up of 1,556 males and 1,543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1044.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buthakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buthakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Iluppur
Pincode 621316
Area (hectares) 1044.98 hectares
Population 3,099
Male Population 1,556
Female Population 1,543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buthakudi compares

By the 2011 count Buthakudi is the 19th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents. Its 1044.98 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Buthakudi

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

Buthakudi lies about 40 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Kolatur, about 6.3 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 Buthakudi
Nearest railway station Kolatur 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Iluppur 16 km
Nearest town Manapparai 16 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 40 km

Villages closest to Buthakudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Buthakudi village had a population of 3,099. That makes it the 19th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents.

Buthakudi village has 1,556 males and 1,543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buthakudi has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Buthakudi is 621316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buthakudi covers 1044.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Buthakudi falls under Iluppur tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Buthakudi is Kolatur, about 6.3 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 Buthakudi.

Buthakudi is about 40 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buthakudi is in Iluppur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Kolatur is about 6.3 km away. Iluppur is about 16 km away. Manapparai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poruvai (2.5 km), Kalkudi (2.9 km) and Akkalayakkanpatti (3.5 km).

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

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