About Poigai Village

Poigai is a mid sized village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 410 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 989.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627756, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poigai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poigai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Sankarankoil
Pincode	627756
Area (hectares)	989.41 hectares
Population	809
Male Population	410
Female Population	399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Poigai compares

By the 2011 count Poigai is the 75th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 989.41 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Poigai

Poigai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poigai 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Periyakovilankulam, Periyur, Perumalpatti and Perumpathur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Poigai

As per the Census of India 2011, Poigai village had a population of 809. That makes it the 75th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Poigai village has 410 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poigai has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Poigai is 627756. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poigai covers 989.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poigai falls under Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Poigai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Poigai is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.