About Pondavakkam Village

Pondavakkam is a large village in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,891, made up of 1,449 males and 1,442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 602026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pondavakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pondavakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Uthukkottai
Pincode	602026
Area (hectares)	471.98 hectares
Population	2,891
Male Population	1,449
Female Population	1,442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 2 km distance

How Pondavakkam compares

By the 2011 count Pondavakkam is the 10th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 471.98 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Pondavakkam

Pondavakkam 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 Pondavakkam as Available within 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 2 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pondavakkam from other places

Pondavakkam lies about 19 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Putlur, about 21 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 Pondavakkam
Tehsil headquarters	Uthukkottai	2.8 km
Nearest town	Nagalapuram	14 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	19 km
Nearest railway station	Putlur	21 km

Villages closest to Pondavakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pondavakkam village had a population of 2,891. That makes it the 10th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Pondavakkam village has 1,449 males and 1,442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pondavakkam has about 995 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 1028.

The pincode recorded for Pondavakkam is 602026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pondavakkam covers 471.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pondavakkam falls under Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pondavakkam is Putlur, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 2 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Pondavakkam.

Pondavakkam is about 19 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pondavakkam is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Uthukkottai is about 2.8 km away. Nagalapuram is about 14 km away. Thiruvallur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.