About Pokkampalaiyam Village

Pokkampalaiyam is a mid sized village in Tiruchengode tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,748, made up of 881 males and 867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pokkampalaiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pokkampalaiyam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Namakkal
Tehsil	Tiruchengode
Pincode	637205
Area (hectares)	738.98 hectares
Population	1,748
Male Population	881
Female Population	867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pokkampalaiyam compares

By the 2011 count Pokkampalaiyam is the 55th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents. Its 738.98 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Pokkampalaiyam

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

Pokkampalaiyam lies about 29 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Sankari Durg, about 13 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 Pokkampalaiyam
Tehsil headquarters	Tiruchengode	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Sankari Durg	13 km
District headquarters	Namakkal	29 km

Villages closest to Pokkampalaiyam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pokkampalaiyam village had a population of 1,748. That makes it the 55th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents.

Pokkampalaiyam village has 881 males and 867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pokkampalaiyam has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

The pincode recorded for Pokkampalaiyam is 637205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pokkampalaiyam covers 738.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pokkampalaiyam falls under Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pokkampalaiyam is Sankari Durg, about 13 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 Pokkampalaiyam.

Pokkampalaiyam is about 29 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pokkampalaiyam is in Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district. Tiruchengode is about 5.4 km away. Sankari Durg is about 13 km away. Namakkal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.