About Puliyur Village

Puliyur is a mid sized village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 703 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puliyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puliyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Yercaud
Pincode	636602
Area (hectares)	643.14 hectares
Population	1,392
Male Population	703
Female Population	689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puliyur compares

By the 2011 count Puliyur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 643.14 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Puliyur

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

Puliyur lies about 22 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Danishpet, about 11 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 Puliyur
Tehsil headquarters	Yercaud	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Danishpet	11 km
Nearest town	Pallippatti	21 km
District headquarters	Salem	22 km

Villages closest to Puliyur

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 Puliyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Puliyur village had a population of 1,392. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Puliyur village has 703 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puliyur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

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

Puliyur covers 643.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Puliyur is Danishpet, about 11 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 Puliyur.

Puliyur is about 22 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puliyur is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Yercaud is about 7.2 km away. Danishpet is about 11 km away. Pallippatti is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.