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About Pozhakudi Village

Pozhakudi is a mid sized village in Nannilam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,709, made up of 878 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pozhakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pozhakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Nannilam
Pincode 609403
Area (hectares) 284.16 hectares
Population 1,709
Male Population 878
Female Population 831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pozhakudi compares

By the 2011 count Pozhakudi is the 28th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents. Its 284.16 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Pozhakudi

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

How far is Pozhakudi from other places

Pozhakudi lies about 44 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Kuthalam, about 11 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 Pozhakudi
Nearest railway station Kuthalam 11 km
Nearest town Jayamkondacholapuram 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nannilam 32 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 44 km

Villages closest to Pozhakudi

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.

Common questions about Pozhakudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Pozhakudi village had a population of 1,709. That makes it the 28th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents.

Pozhakudi village has 878 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pozhakudi has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Pozhakudi is 609403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pozhakudi covers 284.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pozhakudi is Kuthalam, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Pozhakudi is about 44 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pozhakudi is in Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Kuthalam is about 11 km away. Jayamkondacholapuram is about 16 km away. Nannilam is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Senganur (10 km), Kottur (12 km) and Pandaravadi (14 km).

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

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