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About Pungudi Village

Pungudi is a small village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 253 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pungudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608602
Area (hectares) 205.2 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 253
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pungudi compares

By the 2011 count Pungudi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 205.2 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Pungudi

Pungudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pungudi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pungudi from other places

Pungudi lies about 45 km from Cuddalore. 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 Pungudi
Nearest town Kīl Bhuvanagiri 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 7.5 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 45 km

Villages closest to Pungudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungudi village had a population of 499. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Pungudi village has 253 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungudi has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Pungudi is 608602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pungudi covers 205.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Pungudi 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 Pungudi.

Pungudi is about 45 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pungudi is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kīl Bhuvanagiri is about 7.4 km away. Chidambaram is about 7.5 km away. Cuddalore is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sengalmedu (under 2 km), Esanai (1.7 km) and Kodiyalam (2.1 km).

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

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