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About Pottaneri Village

Pottaneri is one of the larger villages in Mettur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,160, made up of 3,266 males and 2,894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1117.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pottaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pottaneri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Mettur
Pincode 636453
Area (hectares) 1117.94 hectares
Population 6,160
Male Population 3,266
Female Population 2,894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pottaneri compares

By the 2011 count Pottaneri is the 18th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents. Its 1117.94 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Pottaneri

Pottaneri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pottaneri 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pottaneri from other places

Pottaneri lies about 33 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mecheri Road, about 3.0 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 Pottaneri
Nearest railway station Mecheri Road 3.0 km
Nearest town Mechcheri 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mettur 12 km
District headquarters Salem 33 km

Villages closest to Pottaneri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pottaneri village had a population of 6,160. That makes it the 18th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents.

Pottaneri village has 3,266 males and 2,894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pottaneri has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Pottaneri is 636453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pottaneri covers 1117.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pottaneri falls under Mettur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pottaneri is Mecheri Road, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Pottaneri is about 33 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pottaneri is in Mettur tehsil of Salem district. Mecheri Road is about 3.0 km away. Mechcheri is about 4.3 km away. Mettur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuttapatti (2.5 km), Pallipatti (2.6 km) and M Kalipatti (3.0 km).

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

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