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About Pulichikulam Village

Pulichikulam is a small village in Tiruchuli tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 61 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626607, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pulichikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulichikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Tiruchuli
Pincode 626607
Area (hectares) 290.69 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 61
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pulichikulam compares

By the 2011 count Pulichikulam is the 102nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 290.69 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Pulichikulam

Pulichikulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pulichikulam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pulichikulam from other places

Pulichikulam lies about 40 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Narikkudi, about 4.7 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 Pulichikulam
Nearest railway station Narikkudi 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchuli 14 km
Nearest town Manamadurai 21 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 40 km

Villages closest to Pulichikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulichikulam village had a population of 124. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Pulichikulam village has 61 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulichikulam has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Pulichikulam is 626607. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pulichikulam covers 290.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pulichikulam falls under Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pulichikulam is Narikkudi, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance for Pulichikulam.

Pulichikulam is about 40 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pulichikulam is in Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Narikkudi is about 4.7 km away. Tiruchuli is about 14 km away. Manamadurai is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnavannankulam (1.6 km), Keelapuliyandarkottai (2.1 km) and Veerakudi (2.1 km).

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

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