About Puthur Village

Puthur 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 8,230, made up of 4,162 males and 4,068 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1805.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Rajapalayam
Pincode	626111
Area (hectares)	1805.21 hectares
Population	8,230
Male Population	4,162
Female Population	4,068
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puthur compares

By the 2011 count Puthur is the 7th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents. Its 1805.21 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Puthur

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

Puthur lies about 30 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Srivilliputtur, about 5.4 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 Puthur
Nearest railway station	Srivilliputtur	5.4 km
Nearest town	Srivilliputhur	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajapalayam	15 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	30 km

Villages closest to Puthur

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.

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Common questions about Puthur

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthur village had a population of 8,230. That makes it the 7th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents.

Puthur village has 4,162 males and 4,068 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthur has about 977 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 Puthur is 626111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthur covers 1805.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Puthur is Srivilliputtur, about 5.4 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 Puthur.

Puthur is about 30 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthur is in Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Srivilliputtur is about 5.4 km away. Srivilliputhur is about 7.3 km away. Rajapalayam is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.