Skip to main content

About R Ponnapuram Village

R Ponnapuram is a large village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,044, made up of 997 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

R Ponnapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for R Ponnapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642002
Area (hectares) 386.62 hectares
Population 2,044
Male Population 997
Female Population 1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How R Ponnapuram compares

By the 2011 count R Ponnapuram is the 60th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 386.62 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to R Ponnapuram

R Ponnapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for R Ponnapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is R Ponnapuram from other places

R Ponnapuram lies about 35 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Pollachi Junction, about 4.7 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 R Ponnapuram
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Pollachi Junction 4.7 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 35 km

Villages closest to R Ponnapuram

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

Common questions about R Ponnapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, R Ponnapuram village had a population of 2,044. That makes it the 60th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

R Ponnapuram village has 997 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, R Ponnapuram has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for R Ponnapuram is 642002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

R Ponnapuram covers 386.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

R Ponnapuram falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to R Ponnapuram is Pollachi Junction, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for R Ponnapuram.

R Ponnapuram is about 35 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

R Ponnapuram is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Pollachi is about 4.5 km away. Pollachi Junction is about 4.7 km away. Coimbatore is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are S Ponnapuram (under 2 km), Thalakkarai (1.7 km) and Achipatti (2.4 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.