# Ponnamangalam Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/ponnamangalam/ Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Ponnamangalam Ponnamangalam is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625706**. The 2011 Census counted **2,257 people in 528 households**, the 25th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 2,257people (2011) - 528households - 72.1%literacy - 625706PIN code ## Ponnamangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ponnamangalam is 625706.** Ponnamangalam falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625706 - Gram panchayatPonnamangalam - Community development blockThirumangalam - Census village code640924 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ponnamangalam from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)38 km by road - Thirumangalam (nearest town)10 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 Ponnamangalam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Ponnamangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karumathur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karumathur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kokkulam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Ponnamangalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and bajra**. About 17% of the 774 hectares of village land is sown, and 109 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 Ponnamangalam Of every 100 households in Ponnamangalam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ponnamangalam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **92% Toilet within the home ****7%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **78% Tap water ****78%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **70% Use banking services ****42%** **51% Television ****79%** **87% Mobile phone ****44%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **85% 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 Ponnamangalam? ■ Ponnamangalam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776** **912 Working population ****68.1%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 63.4% for women. 68% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 929 (60%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 122 (8%) · **■** Marginal 451 (29%) 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 Thirumangalam - Kokkalancheri2,880 people - Maravankulam2,877 people - Vagaikulam2,589 people - Dharmathupatti2,477 people - Koodakovil2,232 people - Arasapatti2,210 people - Saluppapillayarnatham2,129 people - Kallanai2,112 people [All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ponnamangalam?625706 - How far is Ponnamangalam from Madurai?38 km by road - What is the population of Ponnamangalam?2,257 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ponnamangalam in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Ponnamangalam?72.1% (Census 2011)