About Poonthandalam Village

Poonthandalam is a mid sized village in Uthiramerur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 282 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603402, 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	Uthiramerur
Pincode	603402
Area (hectares)	247.99 hectares
Population	559
Male Population	282
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 38 km distance

How Poonthandalam compares

By the 2011 count Poonthandalam is the 84th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 247.99 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 38 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 14 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirumalpur, about 9.2 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 railway station	Tirumalpur	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Uthiramerur	14 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	14 km
Nearest town	Kanchipuram	14 km

Villages closest to Poonthandalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Uthiramerur 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 559. That makes it the 84th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Poonthandalam village has 282 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poonthandalam has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Poonthandalam is 603402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poonthandalam covers 247.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Poonthandalam is Tirumalpur, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 38 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Poonthandalam.

Poonthandalam is about 14 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 Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Tirumalpur is about 9.2 km away. Uthiramerur is about 14 km away. Kancheepuram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.