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About Pulivalam Village

Pulivalam is a large village in Musiri tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,696, made up of 2,325 males and 2,371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1926.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pulivalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulivalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Musiri
Pincode 621006
Area (hectares) 1926.22 hectares
Population 4,696
Male Population 2,325
Female Population 2,371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pulivalam compares

By the 2011 count Pulivalam is the 8th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 1926.22 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Pulivalam

Pulivalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pulivalam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pulivalam from other places

Pulivalam lies about 13 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Elamanur, about 2.7 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 Pulivalam
Nearest railway station Elamanur 2.7 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Musiri 18 km

Villages closest to Pulivalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulivalam village had a population of 4,696. That makes it the 8th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Pulivalam village has 2,325 males and 2,371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulivalam has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Pulivalam is 621006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pulivalam covers 1926.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pulivalam falls under Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pulivalam is Elamanur, about 2.7 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 village for Pulivalam.

Pulivalam is about 13 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pulivalam is in Musiri tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Elamanur is about 2.7 km away. Tiruchirappalli is about 13 km away. Musiri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manparai (under 2 km), Gunaseelam (5.2 km) and Sithambur (9.4 km).

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

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