Village · Kulithalai, Karur # Porundalur Porundalur is a village in Kulithalai sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 621313. The 2011 Census counted 4,059 people in 966 households, the 19th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 4,059 people (2011) - 966 households - 69.8% literacy - 621313 PIN code ## Porundalur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Porundalur is 621313. Porundalur falls in Kulithalai sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 621313 - Gram panchayat Porundalur - Community development block Thogaimalai - Census village code 635638 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Porundalur from nearby towns? - Kulithalai (sub-district HQ) 29 km by road - Karur (district HQ) 55 km by road - Manapparai (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Porundalur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Porundalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 6 govt - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Thogaimalai - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Manapparai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Manapparai - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Porundalur known for? The main crops are paddy, corn and ground nut. About 16% of the 1,238 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Porundalur Of every 100 households in Porundalur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Porundalur · ■ Kulithalai rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 91% - Toilet within the home 9% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 83% - Tap water 94% 89% - Drinking water within premises 24% 16% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 20% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 78% - Use banking services 32% 47% - Television 87% 88% - Mobile phone 61% 63% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 22% 30% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 5% 5% - Own their home 96% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Porundalur? ■ Porundalur · ■ Kulithalai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.8% 70.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 981 1024 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 832 987 - Working population 56.6% 53.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 58.1% for women. 59% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 484 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,041 (45%) · ■ Household industry 32 (1%) · ■ Other work 532 (23%) · ■ Marginal 210 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kulithalai - Naganur 4,303 people - Rajendram 4,212 people - Neidalur 4,097 people - Mudalaipatti 4,067 people - Puthur 3,780 people - Kallai 3,738 people - Seplapatti 3,286 people - Vadhiyam 3,284 people All 36 villages in Kulithalai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Porundalur? 621313 - How far is Porundalur from Karur? 55 km by road - What is the population of Porundalur? 4,059 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porundalur in? Karur district (Kulithalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Porundalur? 69.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/kulithalai/porundalur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.