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About Ponnivadi Village

Ponnivadi is one of the larger villages in Dharapuram tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,978, made up of 3,554 males and 3,424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5012.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638673, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponnivadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponnivadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Dharapuram
Pincode 638673
Area (hectares) 5012.8 hectares
Population 6,978
Male Population 3,554
Female Population 3,424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponnivadi compares

By the 2011 count Ponnivadi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents. Its 5012.8 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ponnivadi

Ponnivadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponnivadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ponnivadi from other places

Ponnivadi lies about 56 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Chatrappatti, about 25 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 Ponnivadi
Tehsil headquarters Dharapuram 13 km
Nearest railway station Chatrappatti 25 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 56 km

Villages closest to Ponnivadi

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.

Common questions about Ponnivadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnivadi village had a population of 6,978. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents.

Ponnivadi village has 3,554 males and 3,424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnivadi has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Ponnivadi is 638673. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnivadi covers 5012.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ponnivadi is Chatrappatti, about 25 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 <5 km distance for Ponnivadi.

Ponnivadi is about 56 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponnivadi is in Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district. Dharapuram is about 13 km away. Chatrappatti is about 25 km away. Tiruppur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nallampalayam (4.0 km), Ergampatti (7.4 km) and Kilangudal (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ponnivadi today is likely to be higher.

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