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About Puchampatti Village

Puchampatti is a small village in Sankari tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 110 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puchampatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puchampatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Sankari
Pincode 637301
Area (hectares) 106.42 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 110
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puchampatti compares

By the 2011 count Puchampatti is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 106.42 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Puchampatti

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

Puchampatti lies about 31 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mavelipalaiyam, about 3.1 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 Puchampatti
Nearest railway station Mavelipalaiyam 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankari 6.9 km
Nearest town Sankagiri 6.9 km
District headquarters Salem 31 km

Villages closest to Puchampatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puchampatti village had a population of 210. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Puchampatti village has 110 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puchampatti has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Puchampatti is 637301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puchampatti covers 106.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puchampatti falls under Sankari tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puchampatti is Mavelipalaiyam, about 3.1 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 km distance for Puchampatti.

Puchampatti is about 31 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puchampatti is in Sankari tehsil of Salem district. Mavelipalaiyam is about 3.1 km away. Sankari is about 6.9 km away. Sankagiri is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sungidivarathampatti (under 2 km), Sungudivaradampatti (under 2 km) and Kottavarudampatti (under 2 km).

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

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