# Poragal Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/poragal/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Poragal Poragal is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603307**. The 2011 Census counted **860 people in 206 households**, the 100th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 860people (2011) - 206households - 78.7%literacy - 603307PIN code ## Poragal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poragal is 603307.** Poragal falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603307 - Gram panchayatPoragal - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630128 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poragal from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)68 km by road - Acharapakkam (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 Poragal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Poragal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Orathy - ○Degree college10+ km · Olakkur Kilpadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Poragal known for? About 34% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Poragal Of every 100 households in Poragal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Poragal · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****3%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **82% Tap water ****89%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **77% Use banking services ****13%** **39% Television ****95%** **89% Mobile phone ****50%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Poragal? ■ Poragal · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **959 Working population ****55.5%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 71.1% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (9%) · **■** Household industry 110 (23%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 255 (53%) 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 Maduranthakam - Sithandi939 people - Nelli932 people - Mariputhur901 people - Karunagaracheri881 people - Athimanam850 people - Chitravadi828 people - Kattugudalur826 people - Nemam823 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poragal?603307 - How far is Poragal from Kancheepuram?68 km by road - What is the population of Poragal?860 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poragal in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poragal?78.7% (Census 2011)