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About Poonthalangudi Village

Poonthalangudi is a mid sized village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 445 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poonthalangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poonthalangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Needamangalam
Pincode 610102
Area (hectares) 285.84 hectares
Population 896
Male Population 445
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Poonthalangudi compares

By the 2011 count Poonthalangudi is the 52nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 285.84 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 1003.

Getting to Poonthalangudi

Poonthalangudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poonthalangudi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Poonthalangudi from other places

Poonthalangudi lies about 48 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Titte, about 4.1 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 Poonthalangudi
Nearest railway station Titte 4.1 km
Nearest town Thanjavur 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Needamangalam 24 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 48 km

Villages closest to Poonthalangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poonthalangudi village had a population of 896. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Poonthalangudi village has 445 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poonthalangudi has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Poonthalangudi is 610102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poonthalangudi covers 285.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poonthalangudi falls under Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poonthalangudi is Titte, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Poonthalangudi.

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

Poonthalangudi is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Titte is about 4.1 km away. Thanjavur is about 6.8 km away. Needamangalam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keelalavandhacheri (17 km), Koilvenni (18 km) and Edayarnatham Padugai (18 km).

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

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