About Pungar Village

Pungar is a large village in Sathyamangalam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,912, made up of 1,435 males and 1,477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pungar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungar village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Sathyamangalam
Pincode	638451
Area (hectares)	311.37 hectares
Population	2,912
Male Population	1,435
Female Population	1,477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pungar compares

By the 2011 count Pungar is the 32nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,578 residents. Its 311.37 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Pungar

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

Pungar lies about 69 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Mettupalayam, 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 Pungar
Tehsil headquarters	Sathyamangalam	14 km
Nearest railway station	Mettupalayam	28 km
District headquarters	Erode	69 km

Villages closest to Pungar

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.

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Common questions about Pungar

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungar village had a population of 2,912. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,578 residents.

Pungar village has 1,435 males and 1,477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungar has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Pungar is 638451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pungar covers 311.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pungar is Mettupalayam, 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 Pungar.

Pungar is about 69 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pungar is in Sathyamangalam tehsil of Erode district. Sathyamangalam is about 14 km away. Mettupalayam is about 28 km away. Erode is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.