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About Thiruppoondi Village

Thiruppoondi is one of the larger villages in Kilvelur tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,198, made up of 2,509 males and 2,689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thiruppoondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thiruppoondi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kilvelur
Pincode 611110
Area (hectares) 771.4 hectares
Population 5,198
Male Population 2,509
Female Population 2,689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thiruppoondi compares

By the 2011 count Thiruppoondi is the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents. Its 771.4 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Thiruppoondi

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

How far is Thiruppoondi from other places

Thiruppoondi lies about 16 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Velankanni, about 7.7 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 Thiruppoondi
Nearest railway station Velankanni 7.7 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kilvelur 17 km

Villages closest to Thiruppoondi

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

Common questions about Thiruppoondi

As per the Census of India 2011, Thiruppoondi village had a population of 5,198. That makes it the 4th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents.

Thiruppoondi village has 2,509 males and 2,689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thiruppoondi has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Thiruppoondi is 611110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thiruppoondi covers 771.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thiruppoondi falls under Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Thiruppoondi is Velankanni, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Thiruppoondi is about 16 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thiruppoondi is in Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Velankanni is about 7.7 km away. Nagapattinam is about 16 km away. Kilvelur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilapidagai (under 2 km), Karunguni (3.0 km) and Karappidagai (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Thiruppoondi today is likely to be higher.

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