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About Pombur Village

Pombur is a large village in Vanur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,994, made up of 2,004 males and 1,990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605652, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pombur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pombur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Vanur
Pincode 605652
Area (hectares) 581.67 hectares
Population 3,994
Male Population 2,004
Female Population 1,990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 11 km distance

How Pombur compares

By the 2011 count Pombur is the 9th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents. Its 581.67 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Pombur

Pombur 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 Pombur 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 11 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pombur from other places

Pombur lies about 16 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Vikravandi, about 6.7 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 Pombur
Nearest railway station Vikravandi 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Vanur 14 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 16 km
Nearest town Villupuram 16 km

Villages closest to Pombur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pombur village had a population of 3,994. That makes it the 9th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents.

Pombur village has 2,004 males and 1,990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pombur 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Pombur is 605652. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pombur covers 581.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pombur falls under Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pombur is Vikravandi, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 11 km distance.

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

Pombur is about 16 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pombur is in Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vikravandi is about 6.7 km away. Vanur is about 14 km away. Viluppuram is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Iveli (1.8 km), Elayandapattu (1.8 km) and Siruvai (2.2 km).

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

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