About Poongulam Village

Poongulam is a small village in Nannilam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 189 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610107, 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	Thiruvarur
Tehsil	Nannilam
Pincode	610107
Area (hectares)	189.57 hectares
Population	358
Male Population	189
Female Population	169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Poongulam compares

By the 2011 count Poongulam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents. Its 189.57 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Poongulam

Poongulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 5 - 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 12 km from Thiruvarur. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Nannilam	3.3 km
District headquarters	Thiruvarur	12 km

Villages closest to Poongulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nannilam 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 358. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents.

Poongulam village has 189 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poongulam has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Poongulam is 610107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poongulam covers 189.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poongulam falls under Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Poongulam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 12 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poongulam is in Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Nannilam is about 3.3 km away. Thiruvarur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.