About Pongalur Village

Pongalur is a large village in Avanashi tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,550, made up of 2,198 males and 2,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1169.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638459, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pongalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pongalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Avanashi
Pincode	638459
Area (hectares)	1169.93 hectares
Population	4,550
Male Population	2,198
Female Population	2,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,070
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pongalur compares

By the 2011 count Pongalur is the 9th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents. Its 1169.93 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Pongalur

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

Pongalur lies about 27 km from Avanashi, and the nearest railway station is Tiruppur, 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 Pongalur
Nearest town	Palladam	10 km
Nearest railway station	Tiruppur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Avanashi	27 km

Villages closest to Pongalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pongalur village had a population of 4,550. That makes it the 9th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents.

Pongalur village has 2,198 males and 2,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pongalur has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Pongalur is 638459. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pongalur covers 1169.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pongalur falls under Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pongalur is Tiruppur, 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 Pongalur.

Pongalur is about 27 km from Avanashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pongalur is in Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district. Palladam is about 10 km away. Tiruppur is about 16 km away. Avanashi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.