# Sundaram Village, Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai 

# Sundaram

Sundaram is a village in Ponnamaravathi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622402**. The 2011 Census counted **777 people in 205 households**, the 31st largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 777people (2011)
- 205households
- 68.7%literacy
- 622402PIN code

## Sundaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sundaram is 622402.** Sundaram falls in Ponnamaravathi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622402
- Gram panchayatSundaram
- Community development blockPonnamaravathi
- Census village code639560

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

## How far is Sundaram from nearby towns?

- Ponnamaravathi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)25 km by road
- Ponnamaravathi (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 Sundaram?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ponnamaravathi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Varpattu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudukkottai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sundaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and coconut**. About 26% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Sundaram

Of every 100 households in Sundaram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sundaram · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**77%

Tap water ****15%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**84%

Use banking services ****88%**

**48%

Television ****89%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Sundaram?

■ Sundaram · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**951

Working population ****45.3%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 57.9% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (11%) · **■** Marginal 304 (86%)

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 Ponnamaravathi

- Moolangudi1,106 people
- Melamelanilai1,098 people
- Kovanur800 people
- Valakurichi798 people
- Neiveli723 people
- Gudalur716 people
- Chithur641 people
- Avampatti640 people

[All 49 villages in Ponnamaravathi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sundaram?622402
- How far is Sundaram from Pudukkottai?25 km by road
- What is the population of Sundaram?777 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sundaram in?Pudukkottai district (Ponnamaravathi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Sundaram?68.7% (Census 2011)
