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Pudur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Tamil Nadu.
The principal temple recorded for Harur mandal is Sri Sakthi Mariamman Kovil. No temple of this dedication is on record within Pudur itself.
Golu: an odd number of steps holding dolls, and women invited each evening for sundal, kumkum and a gift. Saraswati Puja on Navami and Vidyarambham on Vijayadashami.
The regional form observed across Tamil Nadu. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
By population, Pudur ranks #52 of 167 villages in Harur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pudur is a village of 1,231 people in 345 households (Census 2011) in Harur taluk, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, the 52nd-largest of 167 villages in Harur taluk. Literacy is 52%, 7 points below the taluk average of 59% and the sex ratio is 942 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 636907; the LGD village code is 643430. The village votes in Yercaud assembly constituency, represented by MLA P.Usharani. The population is estimated at 1,451 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Keeraipatty →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pudur · this village | 1,231 | 52% | — |
| Kiraipatty · Harur | 2,027 | 65% | — |
| Vallimadurai · Harur | 1,371 | 47% | — |
| Tadaravalasai · Harur | 315 | 58% | — |
| Samanattam · Harur | 191 | 63% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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