About Puthiragoundampalayam Village

Puthiragoundampalayam is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,315, made up of 1,149 males and 1,166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthiragoundampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthiragoundampalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Attur
Pincode	636119
Area (hectares)	554.84 hectares
Population	2,315
Male Population	1,149
Female Population	1,166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Puthiragoundampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Puthiragoundampalayam is the 55th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 554.84 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Puthiragoundampalayam

Puthiragoundampalayam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Puthiragoundampalayam 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puthiragoundampalayam from other places

Puthiragoundampalayam lies about 35 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Ettapur Road, about under 2 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 Puthiragoundampalayam
Nearest railway station	Ettapur Road	under 2 km
Nearest town	Narasingapuram	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Attur	15 km
District headquarters	Salem	35 km

Villages closest to Puthiragoundampalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthiragoundampalayam village had a population of 2,315. That makes it the 55th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Puthiragoundampalayam village has 1,149 males and 1,166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthiragoundampalayam has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Puthiragoundampalayam is 636119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthiragoundampalayam covers 554.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puthiragoundampalayam falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puthiragoundampalayam is Ettapur Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Puthiragoundampalayam.

Puthiragoundampalayam is about 35 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthiragoundampalayam is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Ettapur Road is about under 2 km away. Narasingapuram is about 12 km away. Attur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ettapur Karadipatti (under 2 km), Virakavundanur (1.7 km) and Muthakavandanur (2.2 km).

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