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About Ponnaiyankuppam Village

Ponnaiyankuppam is a mid sized village in Cuddalore tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,985, made up of 1,013 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponnaiyankuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponnaiyankuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Cuddalore
Pincode 607003
Area (hectares) 73.21 hectares
Population 1,985
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ponnaiyankuppam compares

By the 2011 count Ponnaiyankuppam is the 38th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 73.21 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. 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 Ponnaiyankuppam

The census records public bus service for Ponnaiyankuppam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ponnaiyankuppam from other places

Ponnaiyankuppam lies about 28 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Chinnababu Samudram, about 9.0 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 Ponnaiyankuppam
Nearest railway station Chinnababu Samudram 9.0 km
Nearest town Kurumbapet 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Cuddalore 28 km

Villages closest to Ponnaiyankuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnaiyankuppam village had a population of 1,985. That makes it the 38th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Ponnaiyankuppam village has 1,013 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnaiyankuppam has about 960 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 Ponnaiyankuppam is 607003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnaiyankuppam covers 73.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ponnaiyankuppam falls under Cuddalore tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ponnaiyankuppam is Chinnababu Samudram, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ponnaiyankuppam.

Ponnaiyankuppam is about 28 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponnaiyankuppam is in Cuddalore tehsil of Cuddalore district. Chinnababu Samudram is about 9.0 km away. Kurumbapet is about 10 km away. Cuddalore is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arisipperiyankuppam (under 2 km), Gangamanayakkankuppam (under 2 km) and Karaiyeravittakuppam (under 2 km).

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

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