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About Poondi Village

Poondi is a large village in Kallakkurichi tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,360, made up of 1,184 males and 1,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 783.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606201, 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 Viluppuram
Tehsil Kallakkurichi
Pincode 606201
Area (hectares) 783.56 hectares
Population 2,360
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Poondi compares

By the 2011 count Poondi is the 58th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents. Its 783.56 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

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 <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 32 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 2.2 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 Tirukkoyilur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kallakkurichi 32 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 32 km

Villages closest to Poondi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kallakkurichi 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 2,360. That makes it the 58th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents.

Poondi village has 1,184 males and 1,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poondi has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Poondi is 606201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poondi covers 783.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poondi falls under Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poondi is Tirukkovilur, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Poondi.

Poondi is about 32 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poondi is in Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkoyilur is about under 2 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 2.2 km away. Kallakkurichi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thenkiranur (2.5 km), Palrampattu (7.7 km) and Chittathur (7.8 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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