Skip to main content

About Pungampadi Village

Pungampadi is a large village in Perundurai tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,643, made up of 1,341 males and 1,302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 843.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pungampadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungampadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Perundurai
Pincode 638112
Area (hectares) 843.5 hectares
Population 2,643
Male Population 1,341
Female Population 1,302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pungampadi compares

By the 2011 count Pungampadi is the 22nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 843.5 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Pungampadi

Pungampadi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pungampadi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pungampadi from other places

Pungampadi lies about 12 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Perundurai, about 3.0 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 Pungampadi
Nearest railway station Perundurai 3.0 km
District headquarters Erode 12 km

Villages closest to Pungampadi

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 Pungampadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungampadi village had a population of 2,643. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Pungampadi village has 1,341 males and 1,302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungampadi has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Pungampadi is 638112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pungampadi covers 843.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pungampadi is Perundurai, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pungampadi.

Pungampadi is about 12 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pungampadi is in Perundurai tehsil of Erode district. Perundurai is about 3.0 km away. Erode is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kavundachipalayam (2.4 km), Thenmugam Vellode (3.9 km) and Vadamugam Vellode (3.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All