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About Pudupalayam Village

Pudupalayam is a mid sized village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 407 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631702, 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 Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Cheyyar
Pincode 631702
Area (hectares) 277.83 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 407
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 20 km distance

How Pudupalayam compares

By the 2011 count Pudupalayam is the 129th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 277.83 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Pudupalayam

Pudupalayam 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 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 20 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 87 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Nathapettai, about 15 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 town Uttiramerūr 10 km
Nearest railway station Nathapettai 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyar 19 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 87 km

Villages closest to Pudupalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cheyyar 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 853. That makes it the 129th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Pudupalayam village has 407 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pudupalayam has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Pudupalayam is 631702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pudupalayam covers 277.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pudupalayam falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pudupalayam is Nathapettai, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 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 87 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pudupalayam is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Uttiramerūr is about 10 km away. Nathapettai is about 15 km away. Cheyyar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punnai (under 2 km), Sirunallur (1.6 km) and Arasanipalai (2.2 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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