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About Pulvayal Village

Pulvayal is a large village in Iluppur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,216, made up of 1,069 males and 1,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1304.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pulvayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulvayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Iluppur
Pincode 622104
Area (hectares) 1304.29 hectares
Population 2,216
Male Population 1,069
Female Population 1,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pulvayal compares

By the 2011 count Pulvayal is the 36th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents. Its 1304.29 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Pulvayal

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

Pulvayal lies about 12 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Namanasamudram, about 9.0 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 Pulvayal
Nearest railway station Namanasamudram 9.0 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Iluppur 18 km

Villages closest to Pulvayal

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 Pulvayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulvayal village had a population of 2,216. That makes it the 36th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents.

Pulvayal village has 1,069 males and 1,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulvayal has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Pulvayal is 622104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pulvayal covers 1304.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Pulvayal is Namanasamudram, about 9.0 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 Pulvayal.

Pulvayal is about 12 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pulvayal is in Iluppur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Namanasamudram is about 9.0 km away. Pudukkottai is about 12 km away. Iluppur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundarappatti (2.3 km), Kurukkappatti (2.9 km) and Perumanadu (3.2 km).

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

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