About Puliangulam Village

Puliangulam is a mid sized village in Vilathikulam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 647 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 852.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puliangulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puliangulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Vilathikulam
Pincode	628903
Area (hectares)	852.37 hectares
Population	1,262
Male Population	647
Female Population	615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puliangulam compares

By the 2011 count Puliangulam is the 34th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 852.37 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1018.

Getting to Puliangulam

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

Puliangulam lies about 30 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Tuti Melur, about 25 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 Puliangulam
Nearest town	Mappilaiurani	23 km
Nearest railway station	Tuti Melur	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vilathikulam	30 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	30 km

Villages closest to Puliangulam

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

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Common questions about Puliangulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Puliangulam village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 34th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Puliangulam village has 647 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puliangulam has about 951 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 1018.

The pincode recorded for Puliangulam is 628903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puliangulam covers 852.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Puliangulam falls under Vilathikulam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puliangulam is Tuti Melur, about 25 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 Puliangulam.

Puliangulam is about 30 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puliangulam is in Vilathikulam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Mappilaiurani is about 23 km away. Tuti Melur is about 25 km away. Vilathikulam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.