About Pungavadi Village

Pungavadi is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,669, made up of 1,873 males and 1,796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 806.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pungavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungavadi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Attur
Pincode	636141
Area (hectares)	806.16 hectares
Population	3,669
Male Population	1,873
Female Population	1,796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pungavadi compares

By the 2011 count Pungavadi is the 30th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 806.16 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Pungavadi

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

Pungavadi lies about 52 km from Salem. 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 Pungavadi
Tehsil headquarters	Attur	7.3 km
District headquarters	Salem	52 km

Villages closest to Pungavadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungavadi village had a population of 3,669. That makes it the 30th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Pungavadi village has 1,873 males and 1,796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungavadi has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Pungavadi is 636141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pungavadi covers 806.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pungavadi falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Pungavadi 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 Pungavadi.

Pungavadi is about 52 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pungavadi is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Attur is about 7.3 km away. Salem is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.