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About Ponnampundi Village

Ponnampundi is a mid sized village in Vanur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 565, made up of 289 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ponnampundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ponnampundi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Vanur
Pincode 605501
Area (hectares) 207.13 hectares
Population 565
Male Population 289
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 6 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 29 km distance

How Ponnampundi compares

By the 2011 count Ponnampundi is the 70th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents. Its 207.13 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Ponnampundi

Ponnampundi 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 Ponnampundi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 6 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 29 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ponnampundi from other places

Ponnampundi lies about 19 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Vikravandi, about 9.0 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 Ponnampundi
Nearest railway station Vikravandi 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Vanur 12 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 19 km
Nearest town Villupuram 19 km

Villages closest to Ponnampundi

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 Ponnampundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ponnampundi village had a population of 565. That makes it the 70th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents.

Ponnampundi village has 289 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ponnampundi has about 955 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Ponnampundi is 605501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ponnampundi covers 207.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ponnampundi is Vikravandi, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 29 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 6 km distance for Ponnampundi.

Ponnampundi is about 19 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ponnampundi is in Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vikravandi is about 9.0 km away. Vanur is about 12 km away. Viluppuram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korakkeni (under 2 km), Iveli (1.8 km) and Siruvai (2.6 km).

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

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