About Puthagaram Village

Puthagaram is one of the larger villages in Tirupathur tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,434, made up of 4,831 males and 4,603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 842.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635651, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthagaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthagaram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Tirupathur
Pincode	635651
Area (hectares)	842.45 hectares
Population	9,434
Male Population	4,831
Female Population	4,603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 8 km distance

How Puthagaram compares

By the 2011 count Puthagaram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,666 residents. Its 842.45 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Puthagaram

Puthagaram 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 Puthagaram 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 8 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puthagaram from other places

Puthagaram lies about 28 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Valathoor, about 9.3 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 Puthagaram
Nearest railway station	Valathoor	9.3 km
Nearest town	Pallikonda	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tirupathur	28 km
District headquarters	Vellore	28 km

Villages closest to Puthagaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthagaram village had a population of 9,434. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,666 residents.

Puthagaram village has 4,831 males and 4,603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthagaram has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Puthagaram is 635651. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthagaram covers 842.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puthagaram falls under Tirupathur tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puthagaram is Valathoor, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 km distance.

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

Puthagaram is about 28 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthagaram is in Tirupathur tehsil of Vellore district. Valathoor is about 9.3 km away. Pallikonda is about 11 km away. Tirupathur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.