About Puthurai Village

Puthurai is a large village in Vanur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,593, made up of 1,779 males and 1,814 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1530.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthurai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Vanur
Pincode	605111
Area (hectares)	1530.52 hectares
Population	3,593
Male Population	1,779
Female Population	1,814
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 7 km distance

How Puthurai compares

By the 2011 count Puthurai is the 12th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents. Its 1530.52 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Puthurai

Puthurai 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 Puthurai 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 7 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puthurai from other places

Puthurai lies about 29 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Villiyanur, about 5.6 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 Puthurai
Nearest town	Kurumbapet	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Villiyanur	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vanur	6.9 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	29 km

Villages closest to Puthurai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthurai village had a population of 3,593. That makes it the 12th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents.

Puthurai village has 1,779 males and 1,814 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthurai has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Puthurai is 605111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthurai covers 1530.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puthurai falls under Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puthurai is Villiyanur, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 7 km distance.

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

Puthurai is about 29 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthurai is in Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kurumbapet is about 3.7 km away. Villiyanur is about 5.6 km away. Vanur is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.