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About Poonachi Village

Poonachi is a large village in Bhavani tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,224, made up of 1,723 males and 1,501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 579.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poonachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poonachi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Bhavani
Pincode 638314
Area (hectares) 579.29 hectares
Population 3,224
Male Population 1,723
Female Population 1,501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poonachi compares

By the 2011 count Poonachi is the 33rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,278 residents. Its 579.29 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 962.

Getting to Poonachi

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

Poonachi lies about 28 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Anangur, about 28 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 Poonachi
Nearest town Anthiyur 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhavani 16 km
Nearest railway station Anangur 28 km
District headquarters Erode 28 km

Villages closest to Poonachi

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.

Common questions about Poonachi

As per the Census of India 2011, Poonachi village had a population of 3,224. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,278 residents.

Poonachi village has 1,723 males and 1,501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poonachi has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Poonachi is 638314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poonachi covers 579.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Poonachi is Anangur, about 28 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 Poonachi.

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

Poonachi is in Bhavani tehsil of Erode district. Anthiyur is about 8.0 km away. Bhavani is about 16 km away. Anangur 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 Attavanaipudur (under 2 km), Patlur (3.1 km) and Kannapalli (4.4 km).

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

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