About Poongulam Village

Poongulam is one of the larger villages in Vaniyambadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,956, made up of 4,646 males and 4,310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1760.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635710, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poongulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poongulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Vaniyambadi
Pincode	635710
Area (hectares)	1760.03 hectares
Population	8,956
Male Population	4,646
Female Population	4,310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 26 km distance

How Poongulam compares

By the 2011 count Poongulam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,254 residents. Its 1760.03 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 978.

Getting to Poongulam

Poongulam 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 Poongulam 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 26 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poongulam from other places

Poongulam lies about 56 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Vaniyambadi, about 18 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 Poongulam
Nearest railway station	Vaniyambadi	18 km
District headquarters	Vellore	56 km

Villages closest to Poongulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poongulam village had a population of 8,956. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,254 residents.

Poongulam village has 4,646 males and 4,310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poongulam has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Poongulam is 635710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poongulam covers 1760.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poongulam falls under Vaniyambadi tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poongulam is Vaniyambadi, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 26 km distance.

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

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

Poongulam is in Vaniyambadi tehsil of Vellore district. Vaniyambadi is about 18 km away. Vellore is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.