# Pungudi Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Pungudi

Pungudi is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608602**. The 2011 Census counted **499 people in 119 households**, the 163rd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 499people (2011)
- 119households
- 79.7%literacy
- 608602PIN code

## Pungudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pungudi is 608602.** Pungudi falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608602
- Gram panchayatK.Adoor
- Community development blockKeerapalayam
- Census village code636869

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pungudi from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)59 km by road
- Chidambaram (nearest town)9 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 Pungudi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Pungudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chidambaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chidambaram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Pungudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 88% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Pungudi

Of every 100 households in Pungudi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pungudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**69%

Tap water ****100%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**70%

Use banking services ****10%**

**44%

Television ****96%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Pungudi?

■ Pungudi · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**899

Working population ****58.1%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 64.9% for women. 64% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (49%) · **■** Household industry 18 (6%) · **■** Other work 48 (17%) · **■** Marginal 56 (19%)

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 Chidambaram

- T.Manalur559 people
- Pettai525 people
- Kezhaperambai520 people
- Punjamangattuvalkkai520 people
- Thalaikulam481 people
- Alamelumangapuram461 people
- Manakkudaiyaniruppu460 people
- Ambigapuram412 people

[All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pungudi?608602
- How far is Pungudi from Cuddalore?59 km by road
- What is the population of Pungudi?499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pungudi in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pungudi?79.7% (Census 2011)