About Ponnappur I Village

Ponnappur I is a mid sized village in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,772, made up of 876 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponnappur I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponnappur I village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Orathanadu
Pincode	614019
Area (hectares)	558.86 hectares
Population	1,772
Male Population	876
Female Population	896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponnappur I compares

By the 2011 count Ponnappur I is the 60th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 558.86 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Ponnappur I

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

Ponnappur I lies about 17 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kudikadu, about 10 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 Ponnappur I
Tehsil headquarters	Orathanadu	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kudikadu	10 km
Nearest town	Nānjikkottai	13 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	17 km

Villages closest to Ponnappur I

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

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Common questions about Ponnappur I

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnappur I village had a population of 1,772. That makes it the 60th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Ponnappur I village has 876 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnappur I has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Ponnappur I is 614019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnappur I covers 558.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponnappur I falls under Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ponnappur I is Kudikadu, about 10 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 Ponnappur I.

Ponnappur I is about 17 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponnappur I is in Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Orathanadu is about 6.8 km away. Kudikadu is about 10 km away. Nānjikkottai is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.