# Punjaipudupalayam Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruchengode, Namakkal 

# Punjaipudupalayam

Punjaipudupalayam is a village in Tiruchengode sub-district of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637202**. The 2011 Census counted **695 people in 210 households**, the 84th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 695people (2011)
- 210households
- 66.2%literacy
- 637202PIN code

## Punjaipudupalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punjaipudupalayam is 637202.** Punjaipudupalayam falls in Tiruchengode sub-district, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code637202
- Gram panchayatPunjaipudupalayam
- Community development blockElaichipalayam
- Census village code634459

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

## How far is Punjaipudupalayam from nearby towns?

- Tiruchengode (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Namakkal (district HQ)17 km by road
- Tiruchengode (nearest town)17 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 Punjaipudupalayam?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Punjaipudupalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manickampalayam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Elaiyampalayam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Manickampalayam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Punjaipudupalayam known for?

The main crops are **ground nut, maize and tapioca**. About 76% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Punjaipudupalayam

Of every 100 households in Punjaipudupalayam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Punjaipudupalayam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%**

**55%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**37%

Use banking services ****77%**

**51%

Television ****82%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****61%**

**49%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****86%**

**75%

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 Punjaipudupalayam?

■ Punjaipudupalayam · ■ Tiruchengode rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682**

**904

Working population ****62.9%**

**52.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 53.6% for women. 62% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 190 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (43%) · **■** Other work 60 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Tiruchengode

- Andarapatti771 people
- Animoor747 people
- Pirithi738 people
- Kallupalaiyam729 people
- Sengodampalayam673 people
- Morangam650 people
- Thottipalayam633 people
- Sirumolasi625 people

[All 101 villages in Tiruchengode](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/namakkal/tiruchengode/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punjaipudupalayam?637202
- How far is Punjaipudupalayam from Namakkal?17 km by road
- What is the population of Punjaipudupalayam?695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punjaipudupalayam in?Namakkal district (Tiruchengode sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Punjaipudupalayam?66.2% (Census 2011)