# Pungankulam Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/pungankulam/ Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Pungankulam Pungankulam is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625706**. The 2011 Census counted **1,317 people in 362 households**, the 49th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 1,317people (2011) - 362households - 77.7%literacy - 625706PIN code ## Pungankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pungankulam is 625706.** Pungankulam falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625706 - Gram panchayatPungankulam - Community development blockThirumangalam - Census village code640929 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pungankulam from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)33 km by road - Thirumangalam (nearest town)13 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 Pungankulam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pungankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sathangudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Karumathur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kokkulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Pungankulam known for? About 19% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Pungankulam Of every 100 households in Pungankulam in 2011, 99 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pungankulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **92% Toilet within the home ****3%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **78% Tap water ****6%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **70% Use banking services ****27%** **51% Television ****81%** **87% Mobile phone ****56%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **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 Pungankulam? ■ Pungankulam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **912 Working population ****63.9%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 68.8% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 647 (77%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (8%) · **■** Marginal 54 (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 Thirumangalam - Ulagani1,466 people - Chennampatti1,440 people - Tennamanallur1,397 people - Maikkudi1,382 people - Maruthangudi1,277 people - Vellakulam1,259 people - Kangayanatham1,211 people - Melauppiligundu1,183 people [All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pungankulam?625706 - How far is Pungankulam from Madurai?33 km by road - What is the population of Pungankulam?1,317 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pungankulam in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pungankulam?77.7% (Census 2011)