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About Podupatti Village

Podupatti is a small village in Ettayapuram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 76 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,382 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Podupatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podupatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ettayapuram
Pincode 628908
Area (hectares) 502.33 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 76
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,382
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Podupatti compares

By the 2011 count Podupatti is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 502.33 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1058.

Getting to Podupatti

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

Podupatti lies about 23 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Srivaikuntam, about 10 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 Podupatti
Nearest railway station Srivaikuntam 10 km
Nearest town Attimarappatti 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ettayapuram 23 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 23 km

Villages closest to Podupatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Podupatti village had a population of 181. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Podupatti village has 76 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podupatti has about 1382 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1058.

The pincode recorded for Podupatti is 628908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Podupatti covers 502.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Podupatti falls under Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Podupatti is Srivaikuntam, about 10 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 Podupatti.

Podupatti is about 23 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Podupatti is in Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Srivaikuntam is about 10 km away. Attimarappatti is about 19 km away. Ettayapuram is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are N Pudupatti (under 2 km), Meenakshipuram (12 km) and Kumaragiri (13 km).

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

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