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About Pushpagiri Village

Pushpagiri is a large village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,981, made up of 2,010 males and 1,971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606905, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pushpagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pushpagiri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606905
Area (hectares) 476.46 hectares
Population 3,981
Male Population 2,010
Female Population 1,971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Pushpagiri compares

By the 2011 count Pushpagiri is the 17th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 476.46 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Pushpagiri

Pushpagiri 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 Pushpagiri 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 Pushpagiri from other places

Pushpagiri lies about 48 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 5.3 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 Pushpagiri
Nearest railway station Arni Road 5.3 km
Nearest town Arni 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Polur 16 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 48 km

Villages closest to Pushpagiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pushpagiri village had a population of 3,981. That makes it the 17th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Pushpagiri village has 2,010 males and 1,971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pushpagiri has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Pushpagiri is 606905. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pushpagiri covers 476.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pushpagiri falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pushpagiri is Arni Road, about 5.3 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 Pushpagiri.

Pushpagiri is about 48 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pushpagiri is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Arni Road is about 5.3 km away. Arni is about 14 km away. Polur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thulavapushpagiri (under 2 km), Sandavasal (under 2 km) and Naranamangalam (2.3 km).

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

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