About Pothuvoy Village

Pothuvoy is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,626, made up of 780 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pothuvoy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pothuvoy village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604152
Area (hectares)	315.78 hectares
Population	1,626
Male Population	780
Female Population	846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,085
Bus Service (public)	Available within 4 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 4 km distance

How Pothuvoy compares

By the 2011 count Pothuvoy is the 91st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 315.78 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 Pothuvoy

Pothuvoy 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 Pothuvoy as Available within 4 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 4 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pothuvoy from other places

Pothuvoy lies about 34 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Andampallam, about 12 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 Pothuvoy
Nearest railway station	Andampallam	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	21 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	34 km

Villages closest to Pothuvoy

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 Pothuvoy

As per the Census of India 2011, Pothuvoy village had a population of 1,626. That makes it the 91st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Pothuvoy village has 780 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pothuvoy has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Pothuvoy is 604152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pothuvoy covers 315.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pothuvoy is Andampallam, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 4 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 4 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Pothuvoy.

Pothuvoy is about 34 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pothuvoy is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Andampallam is about 12 km away. Gingee is about 21 km away. Viluppuram is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.