# Pungambadi Village, Aravakurichi, Karur (Tamil Nadu) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/aravakurichi/pungambadi-635530/ Village · Aravakurichi, Karur # Pungambadi Pungambadi is a village in Aravakurichi sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,961 people in 543 households**, the 33rd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 1,961people (2011) - 543households - 66.4%literacy - 639201PIN code ## Pungambadi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pungambadi is 639201.** Pungambadi falls in Aravakurichi sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code639201 - Gram panchayatPungambadi - Community development blockAravakurichi - Census village code635530 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pungambadi from nearby towns? - Aravakurichi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Karur (district HQ)37 km by road - Aravakurichi (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 Pungambadi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Pungambadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aravakurichi - ○Degree college10+ km · Karur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 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 Pungambadi known for? The main crops are **drum stick, corn and bajra**. About 16% of the 1,879 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Pungambadi Of every 100 households in Pungambadi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Pungambadi · ■ Aravakurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **91% Toilet within the home ****41%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **66% Tap water ****89%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **46% Use banking services ****36%** **45% Television ****86%** **88% Mobile phone ****62%** **67% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****50%** **49% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Pungambadi? ■ Pungambadi · ■ Aravakurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **1018 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774** **929 Working population ****62.8%** **59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 54.0% for women. 69% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 250 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 613 (50%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 281 (23%) · **■** Marginal 81 (7%) 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 Aravakurichi - Pungambadi2,167 people - Gudalur2,082 people - Athipalayam2,062 people - Thethupatti1,976 people - Soodamani1,854 people - Modakkur1,811 people - Inanganur1,778 people - Thukkachi1,698 people [All 56 villages in Aravakurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/aravakurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pungambadi?639201 - How far is Pungambadi from Karur?37 km by road - What is the population of Pungambadi?1,961 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pungambadi in?Karur district (Aravakurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pungambadi?66.4% (Census 2011)