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About Poundarigapuram Village

Poundarigapuram is a large village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,175, made up of 1,535 males and 1,640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poundarigapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poundarigapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Kumbakonam
Pincode 612202
Area (hectares) 389.63 hectares
Population 3,175
Male Population 1,535
Female Population 1,640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Poundarigapuram compares

By the 2011 count Poundarigapuram is the 19th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 389.63 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Poundarigapuram

Poundarigapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poundarigapuram 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poundarigapuram from other places

Poundarigapuram lies about 39 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Tirunageswaram, about 3.1 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 Poundarigapuram
Nearest railway station Tirunageswaram 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumbakonam 6.7 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 39 km

Villages closest to Poundarigapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poundarigapuram village had a population of 3,175. That makes it the 19th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Poundarigapuram village has 1,535 males and 1,640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poundarigapuram has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Poundarigapuram is 612202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poundarigapuram covers 389.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Poundarigapuram falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poundarigapuram is Tirunageswaram, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Poundarigapuram.

Poundarigapuram is about 39 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poundarigapuram is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Tirunageswaram is about 3.1 km away. Kumbakonam is about 6.7 km away. Thanjavur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangal (under 2 km), Villiyavarambal (2.0 km) and Thandanthottam (2.5 km).

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

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