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About Porakkudi Village

Porakkudi is a mid sized village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,039, made up of 541 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porakkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porakkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 614206
Area (hectares) 165.63 hectares
Population 1,039
Male Population 541
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Porakkudi compares

By the 2011 count Porakkudi is the 74th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 165.63 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Porakkudi

Porakkudi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Porakkudi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Porakkudi from other places

Porakkudi lies about 10 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Pasupatikovil, about 2.4 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 Porakkudi
Nearest railway station Pasupatikovil 2.4 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 11 km

Villages closest to Porakkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Porakkudi village had a population of 1,039. That makes it the 74th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Porakkudi village has 541 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porakkudi has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Porakkudi is 614206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Porakkudi covers 165.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Porakkudi falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Porakkudi is Pasupatikovil, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Porakkudi is about 10 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Porakkudi is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pasupatikovil is about 2.4 km away. Thanjavur is about 10 km away. Papanasam is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaiyacheri (under 2 km), Perumakkanallur (under 2 km) and Kavalur (2.6 km).

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

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