About Ponganthurai Village

Ponganthurai is a mid sized village in Dharapuram tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,386, made up of 697 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1924.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponganthurai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponganthurai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Dharapuram
Pincode	638706
Area (hectares)	1924.17 hectares
Population	1,386
Male Population	697
Female Population	689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponganthurai compares

By the 2011 count Ponganthurai is the 48th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents. Its 1924.17 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 Ponganthurai

Ponganthurai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponganthurai 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. The nearest villages by name are Naranapuram, Nathampalayam, Navanari and Peramium. 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 Ponganthurai

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponganthurai village had a population of 1,386. That makes it the 48th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents.

Ponganthurai village has 697 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponganthurai has about 989 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 Ponganthurai is 638706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponganthurai covers 1924.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ponganthurai falls under Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Ponganthurai notes the nearest railway station 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 Ponganthurai.

Ponganthurai is in Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur 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.