About Poygai Village

Poygai is one of the larger villages in Tenkasi tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,645, made up of 2,856 males and 2,789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1292.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627856, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poygai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poygai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Tenkasi
Pincode	627856
Area (hectares)	1292.55 hectares
Population	5,645
Male Population	2,856
Female Population	2,789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Poygai compares

By the 2011 count Poygai is the 11th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,589 residents. Its 1292.55 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Poygai

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

How far is Poygai from other places

Poygai lies about 47 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Kadayanallur, 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 Poygai
Nearest railway station	Kadayanallur	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tenkasi	11 km
District headquarters	Tirunelveli	47 km

Villages closest to Poygai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poygai village had a population of 5,645. That makes it the 11th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,589 residents.

Poygai village has 2,856 males and 2,789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poygai has about 977 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 1087.

The pincode recorded for Poygai is 627856. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poygai covers 1292.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poygai falls under Tenkasi tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poygai is Kadayanallur, about 6.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Poygai.

Poygai is about 47 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poygai is in Tenkasi tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Kadayanallur is about 6.7 km away. Tenkasi is about 11 km away. Tirunelveli is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.