# Punganai Village, Uthangarai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthangarai, Krishnagiri 

# Punganai

Punganai is a village in Uthangarai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635307**. The 2011 Census counted **56 people in 14 households**, the 180th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 56people (2011)
- 14households
- 60.8%literacy
- 635307PIN code

## Punganai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punganai is 635307.** Punganai falls in Uthangarai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635307
- Gram panchayatAthipadi
- Community development blockUthangarai
- Census village code644287

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

## How far is Punganai from nearby towns?

- Uthangarai (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Krishnagiri (district HQ)58 km by road
- Uthangarai (nearest town)18 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 Punganai?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Punganai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Pallathur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singarapettai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Uthangarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uthangarai
- ○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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)21 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 Punganai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and bajra**. About 41% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Punganai

Of every 100 households in Punganai in 2011, 71 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punganai · ■ Uthangarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**86%

Tap water ****100%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**77%

Use banking services ****50%**

**46%

Television ****64%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**8%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Punganai?

■ Punganai · ■ Uthangarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****4000**

**891

Working population ****62.5%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 62.5% for women. 61% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (51%) · **■** Marginal 2 (6%)

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 Uthangarai

- Murungipatti109 people
- Kungilipatti103 people
- Kiddampatti90 people
- Kalluganur66 people
- Ponnagarapatti44 people
- Sorakkapatti34 people

[All 183 villages in Uthangarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/uthangarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punganai?635307
- How far is Punganai from Krishnagiri?58 km by road
- What is the population of Punganai?56 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punganai in?Krishnagiri district (Uthangarai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Punganai?60.8% (Census 2011)