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About Puraiyoor Village

Puraiyoor is a mid sized village in Tiruchendur tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 659 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puraiyoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puraiyoor village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Tiruchendur
Pincode 628214
Area (hectares) 271.61 hectares
Population 1,325
Male Population 659
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Puraiyoor compares

By the 2011 count Puraiyoor is the 35th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 271.61 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Puraiyoor

Puraiyoor 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 Puraiyoor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nalumavadi, Nangaimozhi, Pallipathu and Paramankurichi. 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 Puraiyoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Puraiyoor village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 35th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Puraiyoor village has 659 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puraiyoor has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Puraiyoor is 628214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puraiyoor covers 271.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puraiyoor falls under Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Puraiyoor notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Puraiyoor.

Puraiyoor is in Tiruchendur 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 Puraiyoor today is likely to be higher.

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