About Poonthandalam Village

Poonthandalam is a large village in Sriperumbudur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,117, made up of 1,505 males and 1,612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600069, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poonthandalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poonthandalam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Sriperumbudur
Pincode	600069
Area (hectares)	359.27 hectares
Population	3,117
Male Population	1,505
Female Population	1,612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
Bus Service (public)	Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 13 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 13 km distance

How Poonthandalam compares

By the 2011 count Poonthandalam is the 19th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 359.27 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Poonthandalam

Poonthandalam 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 Poonthandalam as Available within 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 13 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 13 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poonthandalam from other places

Poonthandalam lies about 40 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Perungalattur, about 8.2 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 Poonthandalam
Nearest town	Kavanur	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Perungalattur	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sriperumbudur	12 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	40 km

Villages closest to Poonthandalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poonthandalam village had a population of 3,117. That makes it the 19th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Poonthandalam village has 1,505 males and 1,612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poonthandalam has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Poonthandalam is 600069. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poonthandalam covers 359.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Poonthandalam falls under Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poonthandalam is Perungalattur, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 13 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within 13 km distance for Poonthandalam.

Poonthandalam is about 40 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poonthandalam is in Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Kavanur is about 4.5 km away. Perungalattur is about 8.2 km away. Sriperumbudur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.