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About Ponpadi Village

Ponpadi is a large village in Tiruttani tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,145, made up of 1,066 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 825.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponpadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponpadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Tiruttani
Pincode 631212
Area (hectares) 825.75 hectares
Population 2,145
Male Population 1,066
Female Population 1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 8 km distance

How Ponpadi compares

By the 2011 count Ponpadi is the 35th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 825.75 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Ponpadi

Ponpadi 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 Ponpadi 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 8 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ponpadi from other places

Ponpadi lies about 35 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Ponpadi, about under 2 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 Ponpadi
Nearest railway station Ponpadi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruttani 6.3 km
Nearest town Thiruthani 6.3 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 35 km

Villages closest to Ponpadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponpadi village had a population of 2,145. That makes it the 35th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Ponpadi village has 1,066 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponpadi has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Ponpadi is 631212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponpadi covers 825.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponpadi falls under Tiruttani tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ponpadi is Ponpadi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 km distance.

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

Ponpadi is about 35 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponpadi is in Tiruttani tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Ponpadi is about under 2 km away. Tiruttani is about 6.3 km away. Thiruthani is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murukkambattu (2.1 km), Thalavedu (3.3 km) and Maddur (3.8 km).

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

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