About Ponkurichi Village

Ponkurichi is a mid sized village in Rasipuram tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 361 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponkurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponkurichi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
Tehsil	Rasipuram
Pincode	637403
Area (hectares)	186.6 hectares
Population	708
Male Population	361
Female Population	347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponkurichi compares

By the 2011 count Ponkurichi is the 70th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents. Its 186.6 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Ponkurichi

Ponkurichi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponkurichi 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 Ponkurichi from other places

Ponkurichi lies about 25 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Rasipuram, about 6.6 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 Ponkurichi
Nearest railway station	Rasipuram	6.6 km
District headquarters	Namakkal	25 km

Villages closest to Ponkurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponkurichi village had a population of 708. That makes it the 70th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents.

Ponkurichi village has 361 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponkurichi has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Ponkurichi is 637403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponkurichi covers 186.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponkurichi falls under Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ponkurichi is Rasipuram, about 6.6 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 Ponkurichi.

Ponkurichi is about 25 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponkurichi is in Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district. Rasipuram is about 6.6 km away. Namakkal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.