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About Pudukkottai Village

Pudukkottai is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,296, made up of 594 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 873.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630710, 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 Ilayangudi
Pincode 630710
Area (hectares) 873.21 hectares
Population 1,296
Male Population 594
Female Population 702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,182
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pudukkottai compares

By the 2011 count Pudukkottai is the 30th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 873.21 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1049.

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 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 Pudukkottai from other places

Pudukkottai lies about 28 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Sudiyur, about 3.8 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
Nearest railway station Sudiyur 3.8 km
Nearest town Manamadurai 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ilayangudi 12 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 28 km

Villages closest to Pudukkottai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ilayangudi 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 1,296. That makes it the 30th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Pudukkottai village has 594 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pudukkottai has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Pudukkottai is 630710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pudukkottai covers 873.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Pudukkottai is Sudiyur, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pudukkottai.

Pudukkottai is about 28 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 Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Sudiyur is about 3.8 km away. Manamadurai is about 9.6 km away. Ilayangudi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keelanettur (3.4 km), Melayur (6.8 km) and Mulliyarendal (7.2 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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