About Ponnapuram Village

Ponnapuram is a large village in Dharapuram tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,655, made up of 1,358 males and 1,297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2303.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638657, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponnapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponnapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Dharapuram
Pincode	638657
Area (hectares)	2303.18 hectares
Population	2,655
Male Population	1,358
Female Population	1,297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponnapuram compares

By the 2011 count Ponnapuram is the 27th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents. Its 2303.18 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 995.

Getting to Ponnapuram

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

Ponnapuram lies about 46 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Madathukulam, 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 Ponnapuram
Nearest town	Madattukkulam	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharapuram	16 km
Nearest railway station	Madathukulam	16 km
District headquarters	Tiruppur	46 km

Villages closest to Ponnapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnapuram village had a population of 2,655. That makes it the 27th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents.

Ponnapuram village has 1,358 males and 1,297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnapuram has about 955 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Ponnapuram is 638657. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnapuram covers 2303.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ponnapuram is Madathukulam, 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 Ponnapuram.

Ponnapuram is about 46 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponnapuram is in Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district. Madattukkulam is about 16 km away. Dharapuram is about 16 km away. Madathukulam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.