# Poorthangudi Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/poorthangudi/ Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Poorthangudi Poorthangudi is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608305**. The 2011 Census counted **949 people in 247 households**, the 87th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 949people (2011) - 247households - 79.7%literacy - 608305PIN code ## Poorthangudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poorthangudi is 608305.** Poorthangudi falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608305 - Gram panchayatPoorthangudi - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636958 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poorthangudi from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)50 km by road - Lalpet (nearest town)6 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 Poorthangudi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Poorthangudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · T.Neduncheri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palanchanallur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kattumannarkoil - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 19 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 Poorthangudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and green gram**. About 78% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Poorthangudi Of every 100 households in Poorthangudi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Poorthangudi · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****32%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **80% Tap water ****76%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **81% Use banking services ****60%** **44% Television ****92%** **91% Mobile phone ****68%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****93%** **95% 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 Poorthangudi? ■ Poorthangudi · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122** **886 Working population ****50.8%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 72.7% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (61%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (6%) · **■** Marginal 42 (9%) 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 Kattumannarkoil - Chidambara Arasur1,046 people - Arulmozhidevan1,043 people - Mullangudi1,015 people - Thorappu974 people - Puthur946 people - Alanganatham945 people - Kuchur942 people - Adhanur927 people [All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poorthangudi?608305 - How far is Poorthangudi from Cuddalore?50 km by road - What is the population of Poorthangudi?949 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poorthangudi in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poorthangudi?79.7% (Census 2011)