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About Pudupalayam Village

Pudupalayam is a mid sized village in Gummidipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 352 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pudupalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pudupalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Gummidipoondi
Pincode 601101
Area (hectares) 94.98 hectares
Population 741
Male Population 352
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 1 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 14 km distance

How Pudupalayam compares

By the 2011 count Pudupalayam is the 59th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents. Its 94.98 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Pudupalayam

Pudupalayam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pudupalayam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 1 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 14 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pudupalayam from other places

Pudupalayam lies about 26 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Kavaraippettai, about 9.8 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 Pudupalayam
Nearest railway station Kavaraippettai 9.8 km
Nearest town Ponneri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Gummidipoondi 26 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 26 km

Villages closest to Pudupalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pudupalayam village had a population of 741. That makes it the 59th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents.

Pudupalayam village has 352 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pudupalayam has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Pudupalayam is 601101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pudupalayam covers 94.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pudupalayam falls under Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pudupalayam is Kavaraippettai, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 14 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 1 km distance for Pudupalayam.

Pudupalayam is about 26 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pudupalayam is in Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Kavaraippettai is about 9.8 km away. Ponneri is about 14 km away. Gummidipoondi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paleswaram (2.3 km), Erukkuvoy (3.4 km) and Sepedu (3.8 km).

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

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