About Podumbu Village

Podumbu is one of the larger villages in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,252, made up of 2,608 males and 2,644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Podumbu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podumbu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Madurai
Tehsil	Madurai North
Pincode	625018
Area (hectares)	679.75 hectares
Population	5,252
Male Population	2,608
Female Population	2,644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Podumbu compares

By the 2011 count Podumbu is the 8th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 679.75 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Podumbu

Podumbu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Podumbu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Podumbu from other places

Podumbu lies about 8.3 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, about 4.8 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 Podumbu
Nearest town	Paravai	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kudalnagar	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madurai North	8.3 km
District headquarters	Madurai	8.3 km

Villages closest to Podumbu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Podumbu

As per the Census of India 2011, Podumbu village had a population of 5,252. That makes it the 8th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Podumbu village has 2,608 males and 2,644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podumbu has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Podumbu is 625018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Podumbu covers 679.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Podumbu falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Podumbu is Kudalnagar, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Podumbu is about 8.3 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Podumbu is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Paravai is about 3.1 km away. Kudalnagar is about 4.8 km away. Madurai North is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.