About Ponnambalam Village

Ponnambalam is a mid sized village in Arcot tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,046, made up of 502 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponnambalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponnambalam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Arcot
Pincode	632318
Area (hectares)	289.57 hectares
Population	1,046
Male Population	502
Female Population	544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available within 1 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 44 km distance

How Ponnambalam compares

By the 2011 count Ponnambalam is the 52nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 289.57 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Ponnambalam

Ponnambalam 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 Ponnambalam as Available within 1 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 44 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ponnambalam from other places

Ponnambalam lies about 42 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 24 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 Ponnambalam
Nearest town	Cheyyar	12 km
Nearest railway station	Arni Road	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arcot	28 km
District headquarters	Vellore	42 km

Villages closest to Ponnambalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnambalam village had a population of 1,046. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Ponnambalam village has 502 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnambalam has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Ponnambalam is 632318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnambalam covers 289.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponnambalam falls under Arcot tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ponnambalam is Arni Road, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 44 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 1 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ponnambalam.

Ponnambalam is about 42 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponnambalam is in Arcot tehsil of Vellore district. Cheyyar is about 12 km away. Arni Road is about 24 km away. Arcot is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.