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About Ponniyandal Village

Ponniyandal is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 687 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605751, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponniyandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponniyandal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605751
Area (hectares) 267.83 hectares
Population 1,351
Male Population 687
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ponniyandal compares

By the 2011 count Ponniyandal is the 123rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 267.83 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Ponniyandal

Ponniyandal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ponniyandal 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 Ponniyandal from other places

Ponniyandal lies about 44 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, 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 Ponniyandal
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 14 km
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 16 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 44 km

Villages closest to Ponniyandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponniyandal village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Ponniyandal village has 687 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponniyandal has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Ponniyandal is 605751. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponniyandal covers 267.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ponniyandal falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ponniyandal is Tirukkovilur, 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 Ponniyandal.

Ponniyandal is about 44 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponniyandal is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkoyilur is about 14 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 16 km away. Viluppuram is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Komalur (under 2 km), Padiyandal (2.9 km) and Paradapattu (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ponniyandal today is likely to be higher.

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