# Punniavasal Village, Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Avudayarkoil, Pudukkottai 

# Punniavasal

Punniavasal is a village in Avudayarkoil sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614618**. The 2011 Census counted **1,597 people in 387 households**, the 17th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 1,597people (2011)
- 387households
- 74.6%literacy
- 614618PIN code

## Punniavasal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punniavasal is 614618.** Punniavasal falls in Avudayarkoil sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614618
- Gram panchayatPunniavayal
- Community development blockAvudayarkoil
- Census village code639885

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

## How far is Punniavasal from nearby towns?

- Avudayarkoil (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)54 km by road
- Aranthangi (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 Punniavasal?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Punniavasal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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 · Avadiyar Kovil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Punniavasal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 940 hectares of village land is sown, and 412 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 Punniavasal

Of every 100 households in Punniavasal in 2011, 83 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Punniavasal · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**80%

Tap water ****93%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****40%**

**50%

Television ****96%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Punniavasal?

■ Punniavasal · ■ Avudayarkoil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**978

Working population ****64.3%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 63.7% for women. 67% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 745 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (22%) · **■** Other work 55 (5%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Avudayarkoil

- Sattiyadi1,809 people
- Thonnagudi1,802 people
- Kalabam1,727 people
- Peranur1,606 people
- Ponbethi1,484 people
- Talanur1,476 people
- Irumbanadu1,390 people
- Paraiyattur1,363 people

[All 96 villages in Avudayarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/avudayarkoil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punniavasal?614618
- How far is Punniavasal from Pudukkottai?54 km by road
- What is the population of Punniavasal?1,597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punniavasal in?Pudukkottai district (Avudayarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Punniavasal?74.6% (Census 2011)
