Location
Puliangudi town is situated in between Tenkasi, Rajapalayam Tenkasi – Thirumangalam National Highways (NH – 208) It lies about 40 KMs North of Rajapalayam and 30 KMs South of Tenkasi .
This town also lies at the foot hill of the westem ghats and has gentle slope from west to east.
The area of the town is 55.166 Sq.Kms and the population in the year 2001 was 60142. Puliangudi Municipal area comprises of four revenue Villages Viz. Mela Puliangudi. Puliangudi. Chinthamani and Thirumalai Naicken Pudukudi.
The town in general is having a dry climate except the monsoon periods.
Key Events of Puliangudi Growth
| Year | Event |
| 1965 | Municipality functions |
| 1975 | Constitution of LPA |
| 1998 | Upgrad to second grade Municipality |
| 1993 | Bus stand established |
Growth of Puliangudi
Puliangudi Started of as a village Panchayat and up grade as third grade Municipality on 01.04.1965. This city is also called as a lemon city.
Population Growth
| Year | Population | Decade variation |
| 1911 | 15463 | — |
| 1921 | 18437 | 2974 |
| 1931 | 21173 | 2736 |
| 1941 | 23695 | 2522 |
| 1951 | 27619 | 3924 |
| 1961 | 30648 | 3029 |
| 1971 | 38742 | 8094 |
| 1981 | 43998 | 5256 |
| 1991 | 53287 | 9289 |
| 2001 | 60142 | 6855 |
Density
Population density of Puliangudi has rabidly growth spread over all Area of 55.166 Sq.km. The city has a density of 702 persons / Sq.Km and the density rose to 966 persons / Sq.Km in 1991 and to 1100 persons / Sq.Km the development of density the western ghat.
| Year | Density.sq. / km |
| 1971 | 702 |
| 1981 | 798 |
| 1191 | 966 |
| 2001 | 1090 |
Literacy Rates
| Sl No. | Rates | Male | Female |
| 1 | No.of Literates (14 years of age) | 4834 | 4921 |
| 2 | Adult Population (14 Years of are) | 6042 | 6151 |
Econimic Base
The economy of the town is concentrated around the lemon trade and the hosiery products market.The town in located on the Kollam – Thirumangalam National Highways.
Road (N.H.208) in Tirunelveli District. It is mainly an agricultural based Town and weaving is the open industry of the Town. Puliangudi is Popularly known for its lemon market and other wise it is called as leman city in this area.
Industries
There is no Industries in our Municipal limit.