# Pungamuthur Village, Oddanchatram, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Oddanchatram, Dindigul 

# Pungamuthur

Pungamuthur is a village in Oddanchatram sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624617**. The 2011 Census counted **1,165 people in 365 households**, the 49th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,165people (2011)
- 365households
- 74.3%literacy
- 624617PIN code

## Pungamuthur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pungamuthur is 624617.** Pungamuthur falls in Oddanchatram sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624617
- Gram panchayatPungamuthur
- Community development blockThoppampatti
- Census village code635192

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

## How far is Pungamuthur from nearby towns?

- Oddanchatram (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)68 km by road
- Dharapuram (nearest town)16 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 Pungamuthur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Pungamuthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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 school5–10 km · Kallimandayam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharapuram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Pungamuthur known for?

The main crops are **maize, ground nut and great millet**. About 42% of the 1,086 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Pungamuthur

Of every 100 households in Pungamuthur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pungamuthur · ■ Oddanchatram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**72%

Tap water ****76%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**49%

Use banking services ****91%**

**51%

Television ****90%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

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

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**88%

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 Pungamuthur?

■ Pungamuthur · ■ Oddanchatram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**913

Working population ****67.7%**

**63.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 69.4% for women. 71% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 432 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (10%) · **■** Marginal 232 (29%)

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 Oddanchatram

- Pudur1,258 people
- Paruthiyur1,223 people
- D.Pudukottai1,195 people
- Dasaripatti1,190 people
- Valayapatti1,141 people
- Palappampatti1,091 people
- Appanuthu952 people
- Pottikampatti942 people

[All 56 villages in Oddanchatram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pungamuthur?624617
- How far is Pungamuthur from Dindigul?68 km by road
- What is the population of Pungamuthur?1,165 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pungamuthur in?Dindigul district (Oddanchatram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pungamuthur?74.3% (Census 2011)