About Poongulam Village

Poongulam is a mid sized village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,872, made up of 938 males and 934 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poongulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poongulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Ponneri
Pincode	601201
Area (hectares)	328.16 hectares
Population	1,872
Male Population	938
Female Population	934
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10 km distance

How Poongulam compares

By the 2011 count Poongulam is the 35th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 328.16 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Poongulam

Poongulam 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 Poongulam 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 Poongulam from other places

Poongulam lies about 48 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Elavur, about 7.9 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 Poongulam
Nearest railway station	Elavur	7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ponneri	17 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	48 km

Villages closest to Poongulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poongulam village had a population of 1,872. That makes it the 35th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Poongulam village has 938 males and 934 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poongulam has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Poongulam is 601201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poongulam covers 328.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poongulam falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poongulam is Elavur, about 7.9 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 Poongulam.

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

Poongulam is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Elavur is about 7.9 km away. Ponneri is about 17 km away. Thiruvallur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.