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About Pudupalaiyam Village

Pudupalaiyam is one of the larger villages in Rajapalayam tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,922, made up of 4,015 males and 3,907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1067.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pudupalaiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pudupalaiyam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Rajapalayam
Pincode 626117
Area (hectares) 1067.53 hectares
Population 7,922
Male Population 4,015
Female Population 3,907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pudupalaiyam compares

By the 2011 count Pudupalaiyam is the 8th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents. Its 1067.53 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Pudupalaiyam

Pudupalaiyam 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 Pudupalaiyam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pudupalaiyam from other places

Pudupalaiyam lies about 46 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Rajapalaiyam, about 1.9 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 Pudupalaiyam
Tehsil headquarters Rajapalayam 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Rajapalaiyam 1.9 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 46 km

Villages closest to Pudupalaiyam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pudupalaiyam village had a population of 7,922. That makes it the 8th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents.

Pudupalaiyam village has 4,015 males and 3,907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pudupalaiyam has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Pudupalaiyam is 626117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pudupalaiyam covers 1067.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pudupalaiyam falls under Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pudupalaiyam is Rajapalaiyam, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Pudupalaiyam is about 46 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pudupalaiyam is in Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Rajapalayam is about 1.5 km away. Rajapalaiyam is about 1.9 km away. Virudhunagar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajapalayam (1.5 km), Sammandapuram (1.9 km) and Vadakku Venganallur (1.9 km).

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

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