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About Pulikkal Village

Pulikkal is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,644, made up of 793 males and 851 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605758, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pulikkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulikkal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605758
Area (hectares) 133.24 hectares
Population 1,644
Male Population 793
Female Population 851
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pulikkal compares

By the 2011 count Pulikkal is the 106th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 133.24 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Pulikkal

Pulikkal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pulikkal 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 Pulikkal from other places

Pulikkal lies about 32 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Adichchanur, about 2.8 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 Pulikkal
Nearest railway station Adichchanur 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 8.8 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 32 km

Villages closest to Pulikkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulikkal village had a population of 1,644. That makes it the 106th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Pulikkal village has 793 males and 851 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulikkal has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Pulikkal is 605758. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pulikkal covers 133.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pulikkal falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pulikkal is Adichchanur, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Pulikkal.

Pulikkal is about 32 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pulikkal is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Adichchanur is about 2.8 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 8.8 km away. Viluppuram is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veerapandi (under 2 km), Kallandal (2.5 km) and Arunapuram (2.6 km).

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

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