About Pudupalayam Village

Pudupalayam is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 554 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604153, 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	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604153
Area (hectares)	106.65 hectares
Population	1,092
Male Population	554
Female Population	538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 20 km distance

How Pudupalayam compares

By the 2011 count Pudupalayam is the 145th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 106.65 hectares work out to about 10 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 987.

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 3 km distance. 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 16 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Vikravandi, about 6.0 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 railway station	Vikravandi	6.0 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	16 km
Nearest town	Villupuram	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	21 km

Villages closest to Pudupalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pudupalayam village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 145th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Pudupalayam village has 554 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pudupalayam has about 971 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Pudupalayam is 604153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pudupalayam covers 106.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pudupalayam falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pudupalayam is Vikravandi, about 6.0 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 3 km distance for Pudupalayam.

Pudupalayam is about 16 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pudupalayam is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vikravandi is about 6.0 km away. Viluppuram is about 16 km away. Villupuram is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.