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About Ponbethy Village

Ponbethy is a large village in Thirunallar Taluk tehsil, in the district of Karaikal, Puducherry. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,604, made up of 1,289 males and 1,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponbethy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponbethy village
Description Value
State Puducherry
District Karaikal
Tehsil Thirunallar Taluk
Pincode 609603
Area (hectares) 523.74 hectares
Population 2,604
Male Population 1,289
Female Population 1,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponbethy compares

By the 2011 count Ponbethy is the 9th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,501 residents. Its 523.74 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Ponbethy

Ponbethy is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponbethy 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. The nearest villages by name are Kurumbagaram, Melakasakudy, Nallazhundur and Nedungadu. 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 Ponbethy

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponbethy village had a population of 2,604. That makes it the 9th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,501 residents.

Ponbethy village has 1,289 males and 1,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponbethy has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Ponbethy is 609603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponbethy covers 523.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponbethy falls under Thirunallar Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district in Puducherry.

The census record for Ponbethy 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 km distance for Ponbethy.

Ponbethy is in Thirunallar Taluk tehsil of Karaikal 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 Ponbethy today is likely to be higher.

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