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About Ponnachi Village

Ponnachi is a large village in Kollegal tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,523, made up of 1,827 males and 1,696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponnachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponnachi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Kollegal
Pincode 571444
Area (hectares) 1279 hectares
Population 3,523
Male Population 1,827
Female Population 1,696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponnachi compares

By the 2011 count Ponnachi is the 27th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents. Its 1279 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ponnachi

Ponnachi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponnachi as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Mullur, P G Palya, P G Palya Beat and Palar Beat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ponnachi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnachi village had a population of 3,523. That makes it the 27th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,408 residents.

Ponnachi village has 1,827 males and 1,696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnachi has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ponnachi is 571444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnachi covers 1279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponnachi falls under Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The census record for Ponnachi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ponnachi.

Ponnachi is in Kollegal tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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