About Puthur Village

Puthur is a large village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,022, made up of 1,502 males and 1,520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 573.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604501, 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	Vandavasi
Pincode	604501
Area (hectares)	573.55 hectares
Population	3,022
Male Population	1,502
Female Population	1,520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 40 km distance

How Puthur compares

By the 2011 count Puthur is the 12th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 573.55 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

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 40 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 78 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about 24 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 town	Uttiramerūr	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vandavasi	13 km
Nearest railway station	Pakkam	24 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	78 km

Villages closest to Puthur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vandavasi 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 3,022. That makes it the 12th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Puthur village has 1,502 males and 1,520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Puthur is 604501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthur covers 573.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Puthur is Pakkam, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 40 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 78 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 Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Uttiramerūr is about 8.7 km away. Vandavasi is about 13 km away. Pakkam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.