About Poorthangudi Village

Poorthangudi is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 949, made up of 448 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poorthangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poorthangudi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Kattumannarkoil
Pincode	608305
Area (hectares)	135.21 hectares
Population	949
Male Population	448
Female Population	501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,118
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poorthangudi compares

By the 2011 count Poorthangudi is the 86th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 135.21 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Poorthangudi

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

How far is Poorthangudi from other places

Poorthangudi lies about 69 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Nidur, about 10 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 Poorthangudi
Nearest railway station	Nidur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kattumannarkoil	12 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	69 km

Villages closest to Poorthangudi

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

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Common questions about Poorthangudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Poorthangudi village had a population of 949. That makes it the 86th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Poorthangudi village has 448 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poorthangudi has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Poorthangudi is 608305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poorthangudi covers 135.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Poorthangudi falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poorthangudi is Nidur, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Poorthangudi.

Poorthangudi is about 69 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poorthangudi is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Nidur is about 10 km away. Kattumannarkoil is about 12 km away. Cuddalore is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.