About Poongunam Village

Poongunam is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 648, made up of 319 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poongunam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poongunam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Vandavasi
Pincode	604501
Area (hectares)	273.27 hectares
Population	648
Male Population	319
Female Population	329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 60 km distance

How Poongunam compares

By the 2011 count Poongunam is the 168th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 273.27 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Poongunam

Poongunam 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 Poongunam 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 60 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poongunam from other places

Poongunam lies about 89 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Acharapakkam, about 8.8 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 Poongunam
Nearest railway station	Acharapakkam	8.8 km
Nearest town	Kottaikādu	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vandavasi	34 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	89 km

Villages closest to Poongunam

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.

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Common questions about Poongunam

As per the Census of India 2011, Poongunam village had a population of 648. That makes it the 168th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Poongunam village has 319 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poongunam has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Poongunam is 604501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poongunam covers 273.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Poongunam is Acharapakkam, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 60 km distance.

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

Poongunam is about 89 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poongunam is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Acharapakkam is about 8.8 km away. Kottaikādu is about 16 km away. Vandavasi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.