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About Punavasal East Village

Punavasal East is a large village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,107, made up of 1,520 males and 1,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 491.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punavasal East Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punavasal East village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614803
Area (hectares) 491.83 hectares
Population 3,107
Male Population 1,520
Female Population 1,587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Punavasal East compares

By the 2011 count Punavasal East is the 23rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 491.83 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Punavasal East

Punavasal East 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 Punavasal East 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 Punavasal East from other places

Punavasal East lies about 48 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Ottankadu, about 3.4 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 Punavasal East
Nearest railway station Ottankadu 3.4 km
Nearest town Peravurani 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 13 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 48 km

Villages closest to Punavasal East

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pattukkottai 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 Punavasal East

As per the Census of India 2011, Punavasal East village had a population of 3,107. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Punavasal East village has 1,520 males and 1,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punavasal East has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Punavasal East is 614803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punavasal East covers 491.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Punavasal East falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Punavasal East is Ottankadu, about 3.4 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 Punavasal East.

Punavasal East is about 48 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punavasal East is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Ottankadu is about 3.4 km away. Peravurani is about 8.2 km away. Pattukkottai is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punavasal West (under 2 km), Thuravikkadu (2.0 km) and Madampattavur (2.5 km).

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

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