About Puduppalayam Village

Puduppalayam is one of the larger villages in Edappadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,351, made up of 3,401 males and 2,950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puduppalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puduppalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Edappadi
Pincode	636306
Area (hectares)	537.31 hectares
Population	6,351
Male Population	3,401
Female Population	2,950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puduppalayam compares

By the 2011 count Puduppalayam is the 11th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 7,508 residents. Its 537.31 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Puduppalayam

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

Puduppalayam lies about 43 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Anangur, about 5.4 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 Puduppalayam
Nearest town	Tiruchengode	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Anangur	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Edappadi	22 km
District headquarters	Salem	43 km

Villages closest to Puduppalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puduppalayam village had a population of 6,351. That makes it the 11th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,508 residents.

Puduppalayam village has 3,401 males and 2,950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puduppalayam has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Puduppalayam is 636306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puduppalayam covers 537.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puduppalayam falls under Edappadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puduppalayam is Anangur, about 5.4 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 Puduppalayam.

Puduppalayam is about 43 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puduppalayam is in Edappadi tehsil of Salem district. Tiruchengode is about 2.9 km away. Anangur is about 5.4 km away. Edappadi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.