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About Purasaloor Village

Purasaloor is a mid sized village in Aruppukkottai tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,663, made up of 859 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1183.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purasaloor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purasaloor village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Aruppukkottai
Pincode 626106
Area (hectares) 1183.19 hectares
Population 1,663
Male Population 859
Female Population 804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purasaloor compares

By the 2011 count Purasaloor is the 24th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 1183.19 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Purasaloor

Purasaloor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purasaloor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Purasaloor from other places

Purasaloor lies about 45 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Tiruchchuli, about 27 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 Purasaloor
Nearest railway station Tiruchchuli 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Aruppukkottai 32 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 45 km

Villages closest to Purasaloor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purasaloor village had a population of 1,663. That makes it the 24th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Purasaloor village has 859 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purasaloor has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Purasaloor is 626106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purasaloor covers 1183.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purasaloor falls under Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Purasaloor is Tiruchchuli, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purasaloor.

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

Purasaloor is in Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Tiruchchuli is about 27 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 32 km away. Virudhunagar is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallakkari (2.8 km), Ramapuram (4.6 km) and Kanakai (5.3 km).

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

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