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About Pottakkadu Village

Pottakkadu is a mid sized village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 338 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pottakkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pottakkadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636601
Area (hectares) 124.79 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 338
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pottakkadu compares

By the 2011 count Pottakkadu is the 16th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 124.79 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Pottakkadu

Pottakkadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pottakkadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pottakkadu from other places

Pottakkadu lies about 16 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Ayodhyapattanam, about 11 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 Pottakkadu
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Ayodhyapattanam 11 km
District headquarters Salem 16 km

Villages closest to Pottakkadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pottakkadu village had a population of 653. That makes it the 16th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Pottakkadu village has 338 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pottakkadu has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Pottakkadu is 636601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pottakkadu covers 124.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pottakkadu falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pottakkadu is Ayodhyapattanam, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pottakkadu.

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

Pottakkadu is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Yercaud is about 3.0 km away. Ayodhyapattanam is about 11 km away. Salem is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakkambadi (under 2 km), Sengadu (1.6 km) and Pelakkadu (1.8 km).

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

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