# Poombarai Village, Kodaikanal, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/kodaikanal/poombarai/ Village · Kodaikanal, Dindigul # Poombarai Poombarai is a village in Kodaikanal sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624103**. The 2011 Census counted **5,574 people in 1,494 households**, the 5th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 5,574people (2011) - 1,494households - 72.0%literacy - 624103PIN code ## Poombarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poombarai is 624103.** Poombarai falls in Kodaikanal sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624103 - Gram panchayatPoombarai - Community development blockKodaikanal - Census village code635441 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poombarai from nearby towns? - Kodaikanal (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)100 km by road - Kodaikanal (nearest town)20 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 Poombarai? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Poombarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kodaikanal - ○Degree college10+ km · Kodaikanal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dindigul - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Poombarai known for? The main crops are **garlic, carrot and potato**. About 40% of the 2,020 hectares of village land is sown, and 232 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 Poombarai Of every 100 households in Poombarai in 2011, 86 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Poombarai · ■ Kodaikanal rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **79% Toilet within the home ****10%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **68% Tap water ****90%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **82% Use banking services ****82%** **46% Television ****80%** **85% Mobile phone ****60%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****78%** **79% 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 Poombarai? ■ Poombarai · ■ Kodaikanal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **955 Working population ****61.4%** **58.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 61.9% for women. 67% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,027 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,819 (53%) · **■** Household industry 40 (1%) · **■** Other work 215 (6%) · **■** Marginal 320 (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 Kodaikanal - Vilpatti13,437 people - Mannavanur8,117 people - Kookkal7,024 people - Poondi5,816 people - Vadagounchi4,434 people - Kamanur3,699 people - Adukkam3,665 people - Periyur3,202 people [All 15 villages in Kodaikanal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/kodaikanal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poombarai?624103 - How far is Poombarai from Dindigul?100 km by road - What is the population of Poombarai?5,574 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poombarai in?Dindigul district (Kodaikanal sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poombarai?72.0% (Census 2011)