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About Pudur Village

Pudur is a small village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 153 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pudur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pudur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636602
Area (hectares) 65.22 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 153
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pudur compares

By the 2011 count Pudur is the 41st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 65.22 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Pudur

Pudur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pudur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pudur from other places

Pudur lies about 2.2 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Salem Town, about 1.9 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 Pudur
Nearest railway station Salem Town 1.9 km
District headquarters Salem 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 13 km

Villages closest to Pudur

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.

Common questions about Pudur

As per the Census of India 2011, Pudur village had a population of 312. That makes it the 41st largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Pudur village has 153 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pudur has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Pudur is 636602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pudur covers 65.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pudur is Salem Town, about 1.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pudur.

Pudur is about 2.2 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pudur is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Salem Town is about 1.9 km away. Salem is about 2.2 km away. Yercaud is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuttar Extension (under 2 km), Anakkadu (under 2 km) and Kovilur (3.4 km).

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

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