About Palampoondi Village

Palampoondi is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 342 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palampoondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palampoondi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604204
Area (hectares)	124.16 hectares
Population	694
Male Population	342
Female Population	352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within 3 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 38 km distance

How Palampoondi compares

By the 2011 count Palampoondi is the 191st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 124.16 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Palampoondi

Palampoondi 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 Palampoondi as Available within 3 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 38 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palampoondi from other places

Palampoondi lies about 38 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tandarai, about 25 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 Palampoondi
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Tandarai	25 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	38 km

Villages closest to Palampoondi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palampoondi village had a population of 694. That makes it the 191st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Palampoondi village has 342 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palampoondi has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Palampoondi is 604204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palampoondi covers 124.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palampoondi falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Palampoondi is Tandarai, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 38 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 3 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Palampoondi.

Palampoondi is about 38 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palampoondi is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 8.7 km away. Tandarai is about 25 km away. Viluppuram is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.