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About Pudukkottai Village

Pudukkottai is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 343 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pudukkottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pudukkottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630302
Area (hectares) 376.97 hectares
Population 685
Male Population 343
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pudukkottai compares

By the 2011 count Pudukkottai is the 59th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 376.97 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Pudukkottai

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

Pudukkottai lies about 31 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 19 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 Pudukkottai
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 15 km
Nearest railway station Kallal 19 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 31 km

Villages closest to Pudukkottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pudukkottai village had a population of 685. That makes it the 59th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Pudukkottai village has 343 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pudukkottai has about 997 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Pudukkottai is 630302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pudukkottai covers 376.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pudukkottai falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pudukkottai is Kallal, about 19 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 Pudukkottai.

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

Pudukkottai is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 15 km away. Kallal is about 19 km away. Sivaganga is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ponnalikopttai (under 2 km), Irubuvayal (2.4 km) and Tiruvegampet (2.5 km).

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

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