About Pottipuram Village

Pottipuram is one of the larger villages in Uthamapalayam tehsil, in the district of Theni, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,249, made up of 4,580 males and 4,669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2170.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pottipuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pottipuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Theni
Tehsil	Uthamapalayam
Pincode	625528
Area (hectares)	2170.19 hectares
Population	9,249
Male Population	4,580
Female Population	4,669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pottipuram compares

By the 2011 count Pottipuram is the 6th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,180 residents. Its 2170.19 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Pottipuram

Pottipuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pottipuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Pottipuram from other places

Pottipuram lies about 21 km from Theni, and the nearest railway station is Bodinayakkanur, 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 Pottipuram
Nearest town	Bodināyakkanūr	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bodinayakkanur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Uthamapalayam	15 km
District headquarters	Theni	21 km

Villages closest to Pottipuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pottipuram village had a population of 9,249. That makes it the 6th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,180 residents.

Pottipuram village has 4,580 males and 4,669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pottipuram has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Pottipuram is 625528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pottipuram covers 2170.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pottipuram falls under Uthamapalayam tehsil of Theni district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pottipuram is Bodinayakkanur, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pottipuram.

Pottipuram is about 21 km from Theni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pottipuram is in Uthamapalayam tehsil of Theni district. Bodināyakkanūr is about 9.6 km away. Bodinayakkanur is about 10 km away. Uthamapalayam is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.