About Poonthandalam Village

Poonthandalam is a small village in Cheyyar tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 275, made up of 138 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poonthandalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poonthandalam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Cheyyar
Pincode	632511
Area (hectares)	201.12 hectares
Population	275
Male Population	138
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 30 km distance

How Poonthandalam compares

By the 2011 count Poonthandalam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 201.12 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Poonthandalam

Poonthandalam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Poonthandalam 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 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poonthandalam from other places

Poonthandalam lies about 70 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Kanchipuram East, about 28 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 Poonthandalam
Tehsil headquarters	Cheyyar	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Kanchipuram East	28 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	70 km

Villages closest to Poonthandalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poonthandalam village had a population of 275. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Poonthandalam village has 138 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poonthandalam has about 993 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Poonthandalam is 632511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poonthandalam covers 201.12 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.

Poonthandalam falls under Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poonthandalam is Kanchipuram East, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Poonthandalam.

Poonthandalam is about 70 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poonthandalam is in Cheyyar tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Cheyyar is about 2.5 km away. Kanchipuram East is about 28 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.