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About Poolangudi Village

Poolangudi is a small village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 59 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,254 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poolangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poolangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630303
Area (hectares) 86.25 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 59
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,254
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poolangudi compares

By the 2011 count Poolangudi is the 83rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 86.25 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Poolangudi

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

Poolangudi lies about 67 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Arantangi, about 14 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 Poolangudi
Nearest railway station Arantangi 14 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 28 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 67 km

Villages closest to Poolangudi

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 Poolangudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Poolangudi village had a population of 133. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Poolangudi village has 59 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poolangudi has about 1254 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Poolangudi is 630303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poolangudi covers 86.25 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Poolangudi is Arantangi, about 14 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 Poolangudi.

Poolangudi is about 67 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poolangudi is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Arantangi is about 14 km away. Arantāngi is about 14 km away. Devakottai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thatchavayal (1.9 km), Naranamangalam (11 km) and Andakudi (12 km).

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

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