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About Puthagaram Village

Puthagaram is a large village in Mannargudi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,541, made up of 1,301 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 859.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthagaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthagaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Mannargudi
Pincode 614705
Area (hectares) 859.81 hectares
Population 2,541
Male Population 1,301
Female Population 1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puthagaram compares

By the 2011 count Puthagaram is the 29th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,046 residents. Its 859.81 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Puthagaram

Puthagaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puthagaram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Puthagaram from other places

Puthagaram lies about 12 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Mavur Road, about 3.5 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 Puthagaram
Nearest railway station Mavur Road 3.5 km
Nearest town Koothanallur 11 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mannargudi 17 km

Villages closest to Puthagaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthagaram village had a population of 2,541. That makes it the 29th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,046 residents.

Puthagaram village has 1,301 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthagaram has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Puthagaram is 614705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthagaram covers 859.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puthagaram falls under Mannargudi tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puthagaram is Mavur Road, about 3.5 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 km distance for Puthagaram.

Puthagaram is about 12 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthagaram is in Mannargudi tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Mavur Road is about 3.5 km away. Koothanallur is about 11 km away. Thiruvarur 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 Kulamanickam (3.1 km), Alathur (3.5 km) and Vikkirapandiyam (3.6 km).

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

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