# Poongudi Village, Kulathur, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/kulathur/poongudi/ Village · Kulathur, Pudukkottai # Poongudi Poongudi is a village in Kulathur sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622502**. The 2011 Census counted **1,564 people in 403 households**, the 43rd largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 1,564people (2011) - 403households - 75.1%literacy - 622502PIN code ## Poongudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poongudi is 622502.** Poongudi falls in Kulathur sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622502 - Gram panchayatPungudi - Community development blockAnnavasal - Census village code639368 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poongudi from nearby towns? - Keeranur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)12 km by road - Pudukkottai (nearest town)12 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 Poongudi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Poongudi; 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 - ●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 - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muthukadu - ○Degree college10+ km · Kalamavur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudukkottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Poongudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include bricks. About 33% of the 665 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Poongudi Of every 100 households in Poongudi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Poongudi · ■ Kulathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****20%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **83% Tap water ****98%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **86% Use banking services ****46%** **41% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****72%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Poongudi? ■ Poongudi · ■ Kulathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1119** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129** **964 Working population ****53.8%** **53.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 66.2% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 295 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (23%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 173 (21%) · **■** Marginal 177 (21%) 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 Kulathur - Odugampatti1,905 people - Odukkur1,880 people - Thudaiyur1,859 people - Perambur1,673 people - Vemmani1,432 people - Muttampatti1,431 people - Rakkathampatti1,368 people - Sengalakkudi1,331 people [All 73 villages in Kulathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/kulathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poongudi?622502 - How far is Poongudi from Pudukkottai?12 km by road - What is the population of Poongudi?1,564 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poongudi in?Pudukkottai district (Kulathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poongudi?75.1% (Census 2011)