About Puthur Village

Puthur is a large village in Arani tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,008, made up of 1,044 males and 964 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 831.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Arani
Pincode	632317
Area (hectares)	831.07 hectares
Population	2,008
Male Population	1,044
Female Population	964
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 17 km distance

How Puthur compares

By the 2011 count Puthur is the 41st largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 831.07 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Puthur

Puthur 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 Puthur 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 17 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puthur from other places

Puthur lies about 64 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Onnupuram, about 12 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 Puthur
Nearest railway station	Onnupuram	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arani	12 km
Nearest town	Arni	12 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	64 km

Villages closest to Puthur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthur village had a population of 2,008. That makes it the 41st largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Puthur village has 1,044 males and 964 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Puthur is 632317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthur covers 831.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puthur falls under Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puthur is Onnupuram, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 17 km distance.

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

Puthur is about 64 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthur is in Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Onnupuram is about 12 km away. Arani is about 12 km away. Arni is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.