About Pottagavayal Village

Pottagavayal is a large village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,265, made up of 970 males and 1,295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,335 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1338.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623537, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pottagavayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pottagavayal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Tehsil	Paramakudi
Pincode	623537
Area (hectares)	1338.32 hectares
Population	2,265
Male Population	970
Female Population	1,295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,335
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pottagavayal compares

By the 2011 count Pottagavayal is the 21st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 1338.32 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Pottagavayal

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

Pottagavayal lies about 16 km from Ramanathapuram. 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 Pottagavayal
Tehsil headquarters	Paramakudi	16 km
District headquarters	Ramanathapuram	16 km

Villages closest to Pottagavayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pottagavayal village had a population of 2,265. That makes it the 21st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Pottagavayal village has 970 males and 1,295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pottagavayal has about 1335 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Pottagavayal is 623537. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pottagavayal covers 1338.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pottagavayal falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Pottagavayal notes the nearest railway station 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 Pottagavayal.

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

Pottagavayal is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Paramakudi is about 16 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.