About Puliankadai Village

Puliankadai is a mid sized village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 250 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puliankadai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puliankadai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Yercaud
Pincode	636601
Area (hectares)	303.23 hectares
Population	514
Male Population	250
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puliankadai compares

By the 2011 count Puliankadai is the 29th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 303.23 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 992.

Getting to Puliankadai

Puliankadai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Puliankadai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Puliankadai from other places

Puliankadai lies about 20 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Danishpet, about 13 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 Puliankadai
Tehsil headquarters	Yercaud	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Danishpet	13 km
District headquarters	Salem	20 km

Villages closest to Puliankadai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puliankadai village had a population of 514. That makes it the 29th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Puliankadai village has 250 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puliankadai has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Puliankadai is 636601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puliankadai covers 303.23 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.

Puliankadai falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puliankadai is Danishpet, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Puliankadai.

Puliankadai is about 20 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puliankadai is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Yercaud is about 5.8 km away. Danishpet is about 13 km away. Salem is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.