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About Poondi Village

Poondi is a large village in Wallajah tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,671, made up of 1,327 males and 1,344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632513, 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 Vellore
Tehsil Wallajah
Pincode 632513
Area (hectares) 624.46 hectares
Population 2,671
Male Population 1,327
Female Population 1,344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 13 km distance

How Poondi compares

By the 2011 count Poondi is the 36th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 624.46 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 13 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 30 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Walaja Road Junction, about 9.8 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 Poondi
Nearest town Walajapet 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Walaja Road Junction 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Wallajah 30 km
District headquarters Vellore 30 km

Villages closest to Poondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wallajah 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 2,671. That makes it the 36th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Poondi village has 1,327 males and 1,344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poondi has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Poondi is 632513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poondi covers 624.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poondi falls under Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poondi is Walaja Road Junction, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 13 km distance.

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

Poondi is about 30 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poondi is in Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district. Walajapet is about 5.3 km away. Walaja Road Junction is about 9.8 km away. Wallajah is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sathambakkam (1.5 km), Katteri (1.8 km) and Kadappanthangal (2.8 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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