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About Ponnarampatti Village

Ponnarampatti is a large village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,092, made up of 1,069 males and 1,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1425.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponnarampatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponnarampatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636115
Area (hectares) 1425.93 hectares
Population 2,092
Male Population 1,069
Female Population 1,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ponnarampatti compares

By the 2011 count Ponnarampatti is the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 1425.93 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Ponnarampatti

Ponnarampatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponnarampatti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ponnarampatti from other places

Ponnarampatti lies about 26 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 4.7 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 Ponnarampatti
Nearest railway station Valappadi Gate 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 4.8 km
Nearest town Narasingapuram 20 km
District headquarters Salem 26 km

Villages closest to Ponnarampatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnarampatti village had a population of 2,092. That makes it the 29th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Ponnarampatti village has 1,069 males and 1,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnarampatti has about 957 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Ponnarampatti is 636115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnarampatti covers 1425.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ponnarampatti falls under Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ponnarampatti is Valappadi Gate, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ponnarampatti.

Ponnarampatti is about 26 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponnarampatti is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Valappadi Gate is about 4.7 km away. Vazhapadi is about 4.8 km away. Narasingapuram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singipuram (2.0 km), Vilaripalayam (2.5 km) and Somanpatti (2.7 km).

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

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