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About Pungamaduvu Village

Pungamaduvu is a mid sized village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 399 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pungamaduvu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungamaduvu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636104
Area (hectares) 266.15 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 399
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pungamaduvu compares

By the 2011 count Pungamaduvu is the 43rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 266.15 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Pungamaduvu

Pungamaduvu 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 Pungamaduvu 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pungamaduvu from other places

Pungamaduvu lies about 36 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Ettapur Road, about 17 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 Pungamaduvu
Nearest town Pallippatti 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 17 km
Nearest railway station Ettapur Road 17 km
District headquarters Salem 36 km

Villages closest to Pungamaduvu

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 Pungamaduvu

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungamaduvu village had a population of 748. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Pungamaduvu village has 399 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungamaduvu has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Pungamaduvu is 636104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pungamaduvu covers 266.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pungamaduvu is Ettapur Road, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pungamaduvu.

Pungamaduvu is about 36 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pungamaduvu is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Pallippatti is about 16 km away. Vazhapadi is about 17 km away. Ettapur Road is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiraipatti (2.6 km), Sandumalai (3.5 km) and Kankatti Ala (4.3 km).

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

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