About Pottiyam Village

Pottiyam is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,472, made up of 751 males and 721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1325.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pottiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pottiyam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Sankarapuram
Pincode	606207
Area (hectares)	1325.38 hectares
Population	1,472
Male Population	751
Female Population	721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pottiyam compares

By the 2011 count Pottiyam is the 104th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 1325.38 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Pottiyam

Pottiyam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pottiyam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pottiyam from other places

Pottiyam lies about 78 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Melnariyappanur, about 16 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 Pottiyam
Nearest town	Vadakkanandal	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Melnariyappanur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarapuram	20 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	78 km

Villages closest to Pottiyam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pottiyam village had a population of 1,472. That makes it the 104th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Pottiyam village has 751 males and 721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pottiyam has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Pottiyam is 606207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pottiyam covers 1325.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pottiyam falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pottiyam is Melnariyappanur, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Pottiyam is about 78 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pottiyam is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vadakkanandal is about 5.1 km away. Melnariyappanur is about 16 km away. Sankarapuram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.