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About Puliyakudi Village

Puliyakudi is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 283 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puliyakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puliyakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614017
Area (hectares) 242.75 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 283
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puliyakudi compares

By the 2011 count Puliyakudi is the 126th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 242.75 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Puliyakudi

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

Puliyakudi lies about 50 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Mutupet, about 8.6 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 Puliyakudi
Nearest railway station Mutupet 8.6 km
Nearest town Muthupet 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 17 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 50 km

Villages closest to Puliyakudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puliyakudi village had a population of 615. That makes it the 126th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Puliyakudi village has 283 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puliyakudi has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Puliyakudi is 614017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puliyakudi covers 242.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puliyakudi falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puliyakudi is Mutupet, about 8.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Puliyakudi.

Puliyakudi is about 50 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puliyakudi is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Mutupet is about 8.6 km away. Muthupet is about 9.2 km away. Pattukkottai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chokkanavur (under 2 km), Karappankadu (3.4 km) and Kaniyakurichi (3.7 km).

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

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