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About Podavur Village

Podavur is a large village in Srirangam tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,146, made up of 1,567 males and 1,579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Podavur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Podavur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Srirangam
Pincode 639103
Area (hectares) 441.52 hectares
Population 3,146
Male Population 1,567
Female Population 1,579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Podavur compares

By the 2011 count Podavur is the 24th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,615 residents. Its 441.52 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Podavur

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

Podavur lies about 14 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Punggudi, about 7.8 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 Podavur
Nearest railway station Punggudi 7.8 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Srirangam 16 km

Villages closest to Podavur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Podavur village had a population of 3,146. That makes it the 24th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,615 residents.

Podavur village has 1,567 males and 1,579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Podavur has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Podavur is 639103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Podavur covers 441.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Podavur falls under Srirangam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Podavur is Punggudi, about 7.8 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 Podavur.

Podavur is about 14 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Podavur is in Srirangam tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Punggudi is about 7.8 km away. Tiruchirappalli is about 14 km away. Srirangam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puliyur (under 2 km), Thayanur (3.8 km) and Navalurkottapattu (5.3 km).

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

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