About Puthur Village

Puthur is a mid sized village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,106, made up of 543 males and 563 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 484.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Yercaud
Pincode	636601
Area (hectares)	484.27 hectares
Population	1,106
Male Population	543
Female Population	563
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
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 Puthur compares

By the 2011 count Puthur is the 4th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 484.27 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Puthur

Puthur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Puthur 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 Puthur from other places

Puthur lies about 8.9 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Ayodhyapattanam, about 4.6 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 Puthur
Nearest railway station	Ayodhyapattanam	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Yercaud	7.5 km
District headquarters	Salem	8.9 km

Villages closest to Puthur

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 Puthur

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthur village had a population of 1,106. That makes it the 4th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Puthur village has 543 males and 563 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthur has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

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

Puthur covers 484.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Puthur is Ayodhyapattanam, about 4.6 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 Puthur.

Puthur is about 8.9 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthur is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Ayodhyapattanam is about 4.6 km away. Yercaud is about 7.5 km away. Salem is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.