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About Pungampalli Village

Pungampalli is a large village in Sathyamangalam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,251, made up of 1,145 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pungampalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungampalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Sathyamangalam
Pincode 638402
Area (hectares) 568.22 hectares
Population 2,251
Male Population 1,145
Female Population 1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pungampalli compares

By the 2011 count Pungampalli is the 42nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,578 residents. Its 568.22 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Pungampalli

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

Pungampalli lies about 59 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Mettupalayam, about 30 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 Pungampalli
Tehsil headquarters Sathyamangalam 12 km
Nearest railway station Mettupalayam 30 km
District headquarters Erode 59 km

Villages closest to Pungampalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungampalli village had a population of 2,251. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,578 residents.

Pungampalli village has 1,145 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungampalli has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Pungampalli is 638402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pungampalli covers 568.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pungampalli falls under Sathyamangalam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pungampalli is Mettupalayam, about 30 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 Pungampalli.

Pungampalli is about 59 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pungampalli is in Sathyamangalam tehsil of Erode district. Sathyamangalam is about 12 km away. Mettupalayam is about 30 km away. Erode is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panayampalli (4.0 km), Punjaipuliampatti (6.3 km) and Dhoddampalayam (9.5 km).

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

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