About Puthur Village

Puthur is a mid sized village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,599, made up of 805 males and 794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1077.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Tehsil	Paramakudi
Pincode	623527
Area (hectares)	1077.68 hectares
Population	1,599
Male Population	805
Female Population	794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puthur compares

By the 2011 count Puthur is the 41st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 1077.68 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Puthur

Puthur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puthur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Puthur from other places

Puthur lies about 18 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 3.5 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 Puthur
Nearest railway station	Sattirakkudi	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Paramakudi	18 km
District headquarters	Ramanathapuram	18 km

Villages closest to Puthur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthur village had a population of 1,599. That makes it the 41st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Puthur village has 805 males and 794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthur has about 986 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 992.

The pincode recorded for Puthur is 623527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthur covers 1077.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puthur falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puthur is Sattirakkudi, about 3.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Puthur.

Puthur is about 18 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthur is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Sattirakkudi is about 3.5 km away. Paramakudi is about 18 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.