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About Ponneri Village

Ponneri is a mid sized village in Harur tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 338 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponneri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Harur
Pincode 636903
Area (hectares) 278.34 hectares
Population 630
Male Population 338
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponneri compares

By the 2011 count Ponneri is the 97th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 278.34 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ponneri

Ponneri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponneri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ponneri from other places

Ponneri lies about 43 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Morappur, about 18 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 Ponneri
Tehsil headquarters Harur 6.9 km
Nearest town Harūr 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Morappur 18 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 43 km

Villages closest to Ponneri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponneri village had a population of 630. That makes it the 97th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Ponneri village has 338 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponneri has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Ponneri is 636903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponneri covers 278.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponneri falls under Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ponneri is Morappur, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ponneri.

Ponneri is about 43 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponneri is in Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Harur is about 6.9 km away. Harūr is about 6.9 km away. Morappur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ittaiampatty (under 2 km), Thadampatti (1.8 km) and Thedampatti (1.8 km).

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

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