About Punnakayal Village

Punnakayal is one of the larger villages in Tiruchendur tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,684, made up of 3,975 males and 3,709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punnakayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punnakayal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Tiruchendur
Pincode	628151
Area (hectares)	406.83 hectares
Population	7,684
Male Population	3,975
Female Population	3,709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Punnakayal compares

By the 2011 count Punnakayal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 406.83 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Punnakayal

Punnakayal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Punnakayal 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 Punnakayal from other places

Punnakayal lies about 15 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Arumuganeri, about 6.7 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 Punnakayal
Nearest railway station	Arumuganeri	6.7 km
Nearest town	Kayalpattinam	7.0 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tiruchendur	15 km

Villages closest to Punnakayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Punnakayal village had a population of 7,684. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Punnakayal village has 3,975 males and 3,709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punnakayal has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Punnakayal is 628151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punnakayal covers 406.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Punnakayal falls under Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Punnakayal is Arumuganeri, about 6.7 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 Punnakayal.

Punnakayal is about 15 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punnakayal is in Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Arumuganeri is about 6.7 km away. Kayalpattinam is about 7.0 km away. Thoothukkudi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.