# Punnam Village, Bhavani, Erode (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/bhavani/punnam/ Village · Bhavani, Erode # Punnam Punnam is a village in Bhavani sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638312**. The 2011 Census counted **5,679 people in 1,592 households**, the 25th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 5,679people (2011) - 1,592households - 54.9%literacy - 638312PIN code ## Punnam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Punnam is 638312.** Punnam falls in Bhavani sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638312 - Gram panchayatPunnam - Community development blockBhavani - Census village code634868 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punnam from nearby towns? - Bhavani (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Erode (district HQ)33 km by road - Appakudal (nearest town)7 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 Punnam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Punnam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paruvachi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Paruvachi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kesarimangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 20 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 Punnam known for? The main crops are **corn, ground nut and sesame seeds**. Products made here include jaggery, bedsheet and door mat. About 84% of the 1,126 hectares of village land is sown, and 420 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 Punnam Of every 100 households in Punnam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Punnam · ■ Bhavani rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **86% Toilet within the home ****8%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **68% Tap water ****88%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **57% Use banking services ****62%** **49% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****55%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **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 Punnam? ■ Punnam · ■ Bhavani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%** **62.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **931 Working population ****63.3%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.1% for men and 44.1% for women. 68% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 375 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,068 (58%) · **■** Household industry 294 (8%) · **■** Other work 720 (20%) · **■** Marginal 138 (4%) 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 Bhavani - Nagalur6,419 people - Gettisamudram6,131 people - Kannapalli5,958 people - Oricheri5,726 people - Singampettai4,660 people - Oddapalayam3,796 people - Varadanallur3,626 people - Moongilpatti3,555 people [All 53 villages in Bhavani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/bhavani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Punnam?638312 - How far is Punnam from Erode?33 km by road - What is the population of Punnam?5,679 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punnam in?Erode district (Bhavani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Punnam?54.9% (Census 2011)