About Puthur Village

Puthur is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,372, made up of 685 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604306, 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	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604306
Area (hectares)	198.96 hectares
Population	1,372
Male Population	685
Female Population	687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 4 km distance

How Puthur compares

By the 2011 count Puthur is the 116th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 198.96 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

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 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 4 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 45 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Agaram Sibbandi, about 29 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
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	10 km
Nearest railway station	Agaram Sibbandi	29 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	45 km

Villages closest to Puthur

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 Puthur

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthur village had a population of 1,372. That makes it the 116th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Puthur village has 685 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Puthur is 604306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthur covers 198.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Puthur is Agaram Sibbandi, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 4 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Puthur.

Puthur is about 45 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthur is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 10 km away. Agaram Sibbandi is about 29 km away. Viluppuram is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.