About Pottapalaiyam Village

Pottapalaiyam is a mid sized village in Manamadurai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 762 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 374 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pottapalaiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pottapalaiyam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Manamadurai
Pincode	630611
Area (hectares)	416 hectares
Population	1,047
Male Population	762
Female Population	285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	374
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pottapalaiyam compares

By the 2011 count Pottapalaiyam is the 59th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 990.

Getting to Pottapalaiyam

Pottapalaiyam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pottapalaiyam 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Panaiyanendal, Pappagudi, Perumbacheri and Piramanur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Pottapalaiyam

As per the Census of India 2011, Pottapalaiyam village had a population of 1,047. That makes it the 59th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents.

Pottapalaiyam village has 762 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pottapalaiyam has about 374 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Pottapalaiyam is 630611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pottapalaiyam covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pottapalaiyam falls under Manamadurai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Pottapalaiyam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pottapalaiyam.

Pottapalaiyam is in Manamadurai tehsil of Sivaganga district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.