# Punya Samudram Village, Thavanampalle – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/thavanampalle/punya-samudram/ Village · Thavanampalle, Chittoor # Punya Samudram Punya Samudram is a village in Thavanampalle sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,900 people in 463 households**, the 11th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 1,900people (2011) - 463households - 76.5%literacy - 1,000females per 1,000 males ## Punya Samudram PIN code and other codes Punya Samudram falls in Thavanampalle sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - Gram panchayatPunya Samudram - Community development blockThavanampalle - Census village code596617 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punya Samudram from nearby towns? - Thavanampalle (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)11 km by road - Chittoor (nearest town)11 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Punya Samudram? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Punya Samudram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thavanampalle - ○Degree college10+ km · Chittoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chittoor - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Punya Samudram known for? Products made here include jaggery. About 57% of the 460 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Punya Samudram Of every 100 households in Punya Samudram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Punya Samudram · ■ Thavanampalle rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **90% Toilet within the home ****25%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **74% Tap water ****88%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **72% Use banking services ****76%** **74% Television ****64%** **59% Mobile phone ****69%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **22% Own their home ****96%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Punya Samudram? ■ Punya Samudram · ■ Thavanampalle rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978** **934 Working population ****46.1%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 68.6% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 466 (53%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 215 (25%) · **■** Marginal 103 (12%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Thavanampalle - Paimagham2,776 people - Uthara Brahmanapalle2,457 people - Gandupalle2,300 people - Gurukavaripalle2,226 people - Mallakunta1,872 people - Nalisettipalle1,848 people - Madhavaram1,716 people - Sarakallu1,618 people [All 24 villages in Thavanampalle](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/thavanampalle/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Punya Samudram from Chittoor?11 km by road - What is the population of Punya Samudram?1,900 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punya Samudram in?Chittoor district (Thavanampalle sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Punya Samudram?76.5% (Census 2011)