# Podumbu Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/podumbu/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Podumbu Podumbu is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625018**. The 2011 Census counted **5,252 people in 1,386 households**, the 8th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 5,252people (2011) - 1,386households - 79.9%literacy - 625018PIN code ## Podumbu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Podumbu is 625018.** Podumbu falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625018 - Gram panchayatPodumbu - Community development blockMadurai West - Census village code640630 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Podumbu from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)12 km by road - Anaiyur (nearest town)4 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 Podumbu? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Podumbu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Anaiyur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Paravai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Podumbu known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and sugarcane**. About 54% of the 680 hectares of village land is sown, and 353 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 Podumbu Of every 100 households in Podumbu in 2011, 93 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Podumbu · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **91% Toilet within the home ****41%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **64% Tap water ****81%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **63% Use banking services ****50%** **46% Television ****89%** **87% Mobile phone ****68%** **68% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****27%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****77%** **81% 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 Podumbu? ■ Podumbu · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **936 Working population ****44.9%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 73.3% for women. 60% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 168 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 551 (23%) · **■** Household industry 57 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,196 (51%) · **■** Marginal 387 (16%) 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 Madurai North - Kalikappan6,739 people - Thenur6,464 people - Kallandhiri6,232 people - Kulamangalam5,392 people - Chettikulam4,970 people - Sakkimangalam4,428 people - Mangulam4,336 people - Sakkudi3,645 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Podumbu?625018 - How far is Podumbu from Madurai?12 km by road - What is the population of Podumbu?5,252 (Census 2011) - Which district is Podumbu in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Podumbu?79.9% (Census 2011)