About Puliyarai Village

Puliyarai is one of the larger villages in Shenkottai tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,186, made up of 4,584 males and 4,602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1250.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627813, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puliyarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puliyarai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Shenkottai
Pincode	627813
Area (hectares)	1250.01 hectares
Population	9,186
Male Population	4,584
Female Population	4,602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Puliyarai compares

By the 2011 count Puliyarai is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,729 residents. Its 1250.01 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Puliyarai

Puliyarai 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 Puliyarai 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puliyarai from other places

Puliyarai lies about 62 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Bhagavathipuram, about 1.7 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 Puliyarai
Nearest railway station	Bhagavathipuram	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shenkottai	7.0 km
District headquarters	Tirunelveli	62 km

Villages closest to Puliyarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puliyarai village had a population of 9,186. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,729 residents.

Puliyarai village has 4,584 males and 4,602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puliyarai has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Puliyarai is 627813. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puliyarai covers 1250.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puliyarai falls under Shenkottai tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puliyarai is Bhagavathipuram, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Puliyarai is about 62 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puliyarai is in Shenkottai tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Bhagavathipuram is about 1.7 km away. Shenkottai is about 7.0 km away. Tirunelveli is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.