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About Pullur Village

Pullur is one of the larger villages in Vaniyambadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,253, made up of 2,616 males and 2,637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1033.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pullur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pullur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Vaniyambadi
Pincode 635801
Area (hectares) 1033.68 hectares
Population 5,253
Male Population 2,616
Female Population 2,637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Pullur compares

By the 2011 count Pullur is the 19th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,254 residents. Its 1033.68 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Pullur

Pullur 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 Pullur 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pullur from other places

Pullur lies about 71 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Kettandapatti, about 8.4 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 Pullur
Nearest railway station Kettandapatti 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Vaniyambadi 11 km
District headquarters Vellore 71 km

Villages closest to Pullur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pullur village had a population of 5,253. That makes it the 19th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,254 residents.

Pullur village has 2,616 males and 2,637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pullur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Pullur is 635801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pullur covers 1033.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pullur falls under Vaniyambadi tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pullur is Kettandapatti, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Pullur is about 71 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pullur is in Vaniyambadi tehsil of Vellore district. Kettandapatti is about 8.4 km away. Vaniyambadi is about 11 km away. Vellore is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thimmampettai (under 2 km), Simugampattu (2.0 km) and Alasandapuram (2.6 km).

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

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