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About Pudupalayam Village

Pudupalayam is a large village in Madathukulam tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,715, made up of 1,318 males and 1,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 845.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pudupalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pudupalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Madathukulam
Pincode 642205
Area (hectares) 845.34 hectares
Population 2,715
Male Population 1,318
Female Population 1,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pudupalayam compares

By the 2011 count Pudupalayam is the 24th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,733 residents. Its 845.34 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Pudupalayam

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

Pudupalayam lies about 54 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Gomangalam, about 7.7 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 Pudupalayam
Nearest railway station Gomangalam 7.7 km
Nearest town Udumalaippettai 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Madathukulam 27 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 54 km

Villages closest to Pudupalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pudupalayam village had a population of 2,715. That makes it the 24th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,733 residents.

Pudupalayam village has 1,318 males and 1,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pudupalayam has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Pudupalayam is 642205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pudupalayam covers 845.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pudupalayam falls under Madathukulam tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pudupalayam is Gomangalam, about 7.7 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 Pudupalayam.

Pudupalayam is about 54 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pudupalayam is in Madathukulam tehsil of Tiruppur district. Gomangalam is about 7.7 km away. Udumalaippettai is about 14 km away. Madathukulam is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Virugalpatti (4.2 km), Kongalnagaram (4.3 km) and Pannaikinar (4.8 km).

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

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