About Poonthottam Village

Poonthottam is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 295 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poonthottam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poonthottam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Chidambaram
Pincode	608201
Area (hectares)	167.49 hectares
Population	638
Male Population	295
Female Population	343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,163
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poonthottam compares

By the 2011 count Poonthottam is the 154th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 167.49 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Poonthottam

Poonthottam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poonthottam 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pichavaram Extension R F, Pichavaram R F, Pinnalur and Pinnattur. 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.

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Common questions about Poonthottam

As per the Census of India 2011, Poonthottam village had a population of 638. That makes it the 154th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Poonthottam village has 295 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poonthottam has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Poonthottam is 608201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poonthottam covers 167.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poonthottam falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Poonthottam 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 village for Poonthottam.

Poonthottam is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore 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.