About Poranthavakkam Village

Poranthavakkam is a mid sized village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 487 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

How Poranthavakkam compares

By the 2011 count Poranthavakkam is the 74th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 83.38 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Poranthavakkam

Poranthavakkam 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 Poranthavakkam 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 25 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Perunthandalam, Polacheri, Ponmar and Pooluppai. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.