About Pothampalayam Village

Pothampalayam is a large village in Avanashi tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,008, made up of 1,005 males and 1,003 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1022.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638460, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothampalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Avanashi
Pincode	638460
Area (hectares)	1022.93 hectares
Population	2,008
Male Population	1,005
Female Population	1,003
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pothampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Pothampalayam is the 32nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents. Its 1022.93 hectares work out to about 2.0 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Pothampalayam

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

Pothampalayam lies about 26 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Sulur Road, about 7.3 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 Pothampalayam
Nearest town	Karumattampatti	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sulur Road	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Avanashi	18 km
District headquarters	Tiruppur	26 km

Villages closest to Pothampalayam

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 Pothampalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothampalayam village had a population of 2,008. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents.

Pothampalayam village has 1,005 males and 1,003 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothampalayam has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Pothampalayam is 638460. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothampalayam covers 1022.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Pothampalayam is Sulur Road, about 7.3 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 Pothampalayam.

Pothampalayam is about 26 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothampalayam is in Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district. Karumattampatti is about 6.8 km away. Sulur Road is about 7.3 km away. Avanashi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.