About Pungavarnatham Village

Pungavarnatham is a mid sized village in Ettayapuram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,176, made up of 554 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1191.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pungavarnatham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pungavarnatham village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Ettayapuram
Pincode	628908
Area (hectares)	1191.7 hectares
Population	1,176
Male Population	554
Female Population	622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,123
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pungavarnatham compares

By the 2011 count Pungavarnatham is the 19th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 1191.7 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1058.

Getting to Pungavarnatham

Pungavarnatham is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pungavarnatham 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pungavarnatham from other places

Pungavarnatham lies about 34 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kadambur, about 16 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 Pungavarnatham
Nearest railway station	Kadambur	16 km
Nearest town	Kovilpatti	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ettayapuram	34 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	34 km

Villages closest to Pungavarnatham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pungavarnatham village had a population of 1,176. That makes it the 19th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Pungavarnatham village has 554 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pungavarnatham has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1058.

The pincode recorded for Pungavarnatham is 628908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pungavarnatham covers 1191.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pungavarnatham falls under Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pungavarnatham is Kadambur, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Pungavarnatham is about 34 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pungavarnatham is in Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kadambur is about 16 km away. Kovilpatti is about 20 km away. Ettayapuram is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.