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About Ponmudi Village

Ponmudi is a mid sized village in Perundurai tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,219, made up of 640 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponmudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponmudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Perundurai
Pincode 638056
Area (hectares) 445.34 hectares
Population 1,219
Male Population 640
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponmudi compares

By the 2011 count Ponmudi is the 37th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 445.34 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Ponmudi

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

Ponmudi lies about 23 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Vijayamangalam, about 7.2 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 Ponmudi
Tehsil headquarters Perundurai 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Vijayamangalam 7.2 km
District headquarters Erode 23 km

Villages closest to Ponmudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponmudi village had a population of 1,219. That makes it the 37th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Ponmudi village has 640 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponmudi has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Ponmudi is 638056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponmudi covers 445.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponmudi falls under Perundurai tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ponmudi is Vijayamangalam, about 7.2 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 Ponmudi.

Ponmudi is about 23 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponmudi is in Perundurai tehsil of Erode district. Perundurai is about 6.5 km away. Vijayamangalam is about 7.2 km away. Erode is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moongilpalayam (2.2 km), Kallakulam (2.2 km) and Pattackarampalayam (2.8 km).

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

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