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About Ponnalikopttai Village

Ponnalikopttai is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,682, made up of 849 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1006.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponnalikopttai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponnalikopttai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630411
Area (hectares) 1006.05 hectares
Population 1,682
Male Population 849
Female Population 833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponnalikopttai compares

By the 2011 count Ponnalikopttai is the 22nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 1006.05 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Ponnalikopttai

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

Ponnalikopttai lies about 30 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 18 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 Ponnalikopttai
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 15 km
Nearest railway station Kallal 18 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 30 km

Villages closest to Ponnalikopttai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnalikopttai village had a population of 1,682. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Ponnalikopttai village has 849 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnalikopttai has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Ponnalikopttai is 630411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnalikopttai covers 1006.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ponnalikopttai falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ponnalikopttai is Kallal, about 18 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 village for Ponnalikopttai.

Ponnalikopttai is about 30 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponnalikopttai is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 15 km away. Kallal is about 18 km away. Sivaganga is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pudukkottai (under 2 km), Irubuvayal (1.5 km) and Maranisarugani (2.3 km).

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

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