About Poragal Village

Poragal is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 452 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poragal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poragal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Maduranthakam
Pincode	603307
Area (hectares)	200.11 hectares
Population	860
Male Population	452
Female Population	408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 6 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 12 km distance

How Poragal compares

By the 2011 count Poragal is the 100th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 200.11 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Poragal

Poragal 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 Poragal as Available within 6 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Peruveli, Pilappur, Pillanthikuppam and Pinnampoondi. 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.

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Common questions about Poragal

As per the Census of India 2011, Poragal village had a population of 860. That makes it the 100th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Poragal village has 452 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poragal has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Poragal is 603307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poragal covers 200.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poragal falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Poragal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 6 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Poragal.

Poragal is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.