# Poongunam Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram 

# Poongunam

Poongunam is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603313**. The 2011 Census counted **2,212 people in 552 households**, the 25th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 2,212people (2011)
- 552households
- 81.6%literacy
- 603313PIN code

## Poongunam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poongunam is 603313.** Poongunam falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603313
- Gram panchayatPoongunam , Nugumbal
- Community development blockChithamur
- Census village code630216

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

## How far is Poongunam from nearby towns?

- Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road
- Maduranthakam (nearest town)15 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 Poongunam?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Poongunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Kayapakkam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Peruveli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Poongunam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mango and sesame seeds**. Products made here include clothes. About 37% of the 1,211 hectares of village land is sown, and 450 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 Poongunam

Of every 100 households in Poongunam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Poongunam · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****61%**

**85%

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

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**74%

Use banking services ****49%**

**37%

Television ****93%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Poongunam?

■ Poongunam · ■ Cheyyur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**935

Working population ****61.6%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 74.4% for women. 66% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 485 (36%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 229 (17%) · **■** Marginal 614 (45%)

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 Cheyyur

- Perukkaranai2,366 people
- Ammanur2,334 people
- Nerkunampattu2,243 people
- Polambakkam2,242 people
- Thondamanallur2,187 people
- Keelmaruvathur2,125 people
- Irumbili1,947 people
- Easur1,918 people

[All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poongunam?603313
- How far is Poongunam from Kancheepuram?60 km by road
- What is the population of Poongunam?2,212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poongunam in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Poongunam?81.6% (Census 2011)