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About Purthirampattu Village

Purthirampattu is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,630, made up of 1,302 males and 1,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purthirampattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purthirampattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606402
Area (hectares) 308.56 hectares
Population 2,630
Male Population 1,302
Female Population 1,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purthirampattu compares

By the 2011 count Purthirampattu is the 55th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 308.56 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Purthirampattu

Purthirampattu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purthirampattu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purthirampattu from other places

Purthirampattu lies about 56 km from Viluppuram. 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 Purthirampattu
Nearest town Tiruvannamalai 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 29 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 56 km

Villages closest to Purthirampattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purthirampattu village had a population of 2,630. That makes it the 55th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Purthirampattu village has 1,302 males and 1,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purthirampattu has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Purthirampattu is 606402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purthirampattu covers 308.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purthirampattu falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Purthirampattu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Purthirampattu is about 56 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purthirampattu is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tiruvannamalai is about 12 km away. Sankarapuram is about 29 km away. Viluppuram is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirividayampattu (under 2 km), Serapattu (2.3 km) and Naranampattu (5.6 km).

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

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