About Punnam Village

Punnam is a mid sized village in Ganguvarisigadam tehsil, in the district of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 581 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 532128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punnam village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Srikakulam
Tehsil	Ganguvarisigadam
Pincode	532128
Area (hectares)	265 hectares
Population	1,122
Male Population	581
Female Population	541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Punnam compares

By the 2011 count Punnam is the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Punnam

Punnam is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Punnam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Punnam from other places

Punnam lies about 31 km from Srikakulam, and the nearest railway station is Batuva, about under 2 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 Punnam
Nearest railway station	Batuva	under 2 km
Nearest town	Chīpurupalle	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ganguvarisigadam	8.8 km
District headquarters	Srikakulam	31 km

Villages closest to Punnam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punnam village had a population of 1,122. That makes it the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,370 residents.

Punnam village has 581 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punnam has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Punnam is 532128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punnam covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Punnam falls under Ganguvarisigadam tehsil of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Punnam is Batuva, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Punnam.

Punnam is about 31 km from Srikakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punnam is in Ganguvarisigadam tehsil of Srikakulam district. Batuva is about under 2 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 6.3 km away. Ganguvarisigadam is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.