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About Poondi Village

Poondi is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 284 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poondi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 632313
Area (hectares) 213.12 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 284
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 6 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 30 km distance

How Poondi compares

By the 2011 count Poondi is the 175th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 213.12 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Poondi

Poondi 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 Poondi as Available within 6 km distance. 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 Poondi from other places

Poondi lies about 84 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about 14 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 Poondi
Nearest town Uttiramerūr 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Pakkam 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 19 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 84 km

Villages closest to Poondi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poondi village had a population of 543. That makes it the 175th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Poondi village has 284 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poondi has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Poondi is 632313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poondi covers 213.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poondi falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poondi is Pakkam, about 14 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 6 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Poondi.

Poondi is about 84 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poondi is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Uttiramerūr is about 5.6 km away. Pakkam is about 14 km away. Vandavasi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kovalai (5.7 km), Ulundai (6.3 km) and Irumbedu (6.6 km).

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

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