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About Poiganatham Village

Poiganatham is a mid sized village in Kurinjipadi tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 309 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poiganatham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poiganatham village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kurinjipadi
Pincode 607301
Area (hectares) 356.88 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 309
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Poiganatham compares

By the 2011 count Poiganatham is the 50th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,001 residents. Its 356.88 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Poiganatham

Poiganatham is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poiganatham as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Poiganatham from other places

Poiganatham lies about 32 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Thiruthuraiyur, about 7.0 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 Poiganatham
Nearest railway station Thiruthuraiyur 7.0 km
Nearest town Panruti 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurinjipadi 30 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 32 km

Villages closest to Poiganatham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poiganatham village had a population of 631. That makes it the 50th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,001 residents.

Poiganatham village has 309 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poiganatham has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Poiganatham is 607301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poiganatham covers 356.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poiganatham falls under Kurinjipadi tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poiganatham is Thiruthuraiyur, about 7.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Poiganatham.

Poiganatham is about 32 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poiganatham is in Kurinjipadi tehsil of Cuddalore district. Thiruthuraiyur is about 7.0 km away. Panruti is about 8.2 km away. Kurinjipadi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirupalaiyur (5.5 km), Tanur (8.2 km) and Adinarayanapuram (8.3 km).

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

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