# Porumbur Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/porumbur/ Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam # Porumbur Porumbur is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609404**. The 2011 Census counted **1,793 people in 422 households**, the 27th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,793people (2011) - 422households - 82.6%literacy - 609404PIN code ## Porumbur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Porumbur is 609404.** Porumbur falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609404 - Gram panchayatPorumbur - Community development blockKuthalam - Census village code637545 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Porumbur from nearby towns? - Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)65 km by road - Peralam (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 Porumbur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Porumbur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Komal East - ○Degree college10+ km · Mayiladuthurai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Porumbur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 80% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 319 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 Porumbur Of every 100 households in Porumbur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Porumbur · ■ Kuthalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****14%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **64% Tap water ****83%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **68% Use banking services ****38%** **47% Television ****85%** **91% Mobile phone ****52%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **93% 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 Porumbur? ■ Porumbur · ■ Kuthalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **993 Working population ****45.6%** **41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 75.6% for women. 62% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 138 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 530 (65%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 144 (18%) · **■** Marginal 4 (0%) 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 Kuthalam - Gangadharapuram2,019 people - Mekkirimangalam1,980 people - Alangudi1,971 people - Karuppur1,860 people - Kappur1,752 people - Senniayanallur1,748 people - Kokkur1,687 people - Kozhaiyur1,668 people [All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Porumbur?609404 - How far is Porumbur from Nagapattinam?65 km by road - What is the population of Porumbur?1,793 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porumbur in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Porumbur?82.6% (Census 2011)