About Punnam Village

Punnam is one of the larger villages in Bhavani tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,679, made up of 2,920 males and 2,759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1126.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punnam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Bhavani
Pincode	638312
Area (hectares)	1126.09 hectares
Population	5,679
Male Population	2,920
Female Population	2,759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Punnam compares

By the 2011 count Punnam is the 25th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,278 residents. Its 1126.09 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Punnam

Punnam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Punnam 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 Punnam from other places

Punnam lies about 22 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Erode Junction, about 23 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 Punnam
Nearest town	Anthiyur	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhavani	9.8 km
District headquarters	Erode	22 km
Nearest railway station	Erode Junction	23 km

Villages closest to Punnam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punnam village had a population of 5,679. That makes it the 25th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,278 residents.

Punnam village has 2,920 males and 2,759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punnam has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Punnam is 638312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punnam covers 1126.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Punnam falls under Bhavani tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Punnam is Erode Junction, about 23 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 Punnam.

Punnam is about 22 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punnam is in Bhavani tehsil of Erode district. Anthiyur is about 8.4 km away. Bhavani is about 9.8 km away. Erode is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.