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About Puliyankulam Village

Puliyankulam is a mid sized village in Kovilpatti tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,802, made up of 913 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1025.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puliyankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puliyankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Kovilpatti
Pincode 628502
Area (hectares) 1025.95 hectares
Population 1,802
Male Population 913
Female Population 889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puliyankulam compares

By the 2011 count Puliyankulam is the 28th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents. Its 1025.95 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Puliyankulam

Puliyankulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puliyankulam 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pandavarmangalam, Panikkarkulam, Panneerkulam and Pillayarnatham. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Puliyankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Puliyankulam village had a population of 1,802. That makes it the 28th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents.

Puliyankulam village has 913 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puliyankulam has about 974 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 1026.

The pincode recorded for Puliyankulam is 628502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puliyankulam covers 1025.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puliyankulam falls under Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Puliyankulam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Puliyankulam.

Puliyankulam is in Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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