About Ponmar Village

Ponmar is a large village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,953, made up of 1,483 males and 1,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponmar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponmar village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Chengalpattu
Pincode	600127
Area (hectares)	465.61 hectares
Population	2,953
Male Population	1,483
Female Population	1,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 12 km distance

How Ponmar compares

By the 2011 count Ponmar is the 26th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 465.61 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Ponmar

Ponmar 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 Ponmar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ponmar from other places

Ponmar lies about 51 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Sholinganallur Metro, about 7.8 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 Ponmar
Nearest town	Rajakilpakkam	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Sholinganallur Metro	7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengalpattu	28 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	51 km

Villages closest to Ponmar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponmar village had a population of 2,953. That makes it the 26th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Ponmar village has 1,483 males and 1,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponmar has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Ponmar is 600127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponmar covers 465.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ponmar falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ponmar is Sholinganallur Metro, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Ponmar.

Ponmar is about 51 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponmar is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Rajakilpakkam is about 6.9 km away. Sholinganallur Metro is about 7.8 km away. Chengalpattu is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.