# Punavasal Village, Attur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Attur, Salem 

# Punavasal

Punavasal is a village in Attur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636116**. The 2011 Census counted **4,051 people in 1,051 households**, the 27th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 4,051people (2011)
- 1,051households
- 74.1%literacy
- 636116PIN code

## Punavasal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punavasal is 636116.** Punavasal falls in Attur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636116
- Gram panchayatPunalvasal
- Community development blockThalaivasal
- Census village code634312

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

## How far is Punavasal from nearby towns?

- Attur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)75 km by road
- Veeraganur (nearest town)6 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 Punavasal?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Punavasal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sathapadi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sadasivapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alagapuram
- ○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
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Punavasal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, corn and tapioca**. Products made here include rice. About 51% of the 1,251 hectares of village land is sown, and 475 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 Punavasal

Of every 100 households in Punavasal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punavasal · ■ Attur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**79%

Tap water ****77%**

**63%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**68%

Use banking services ****36%**

**42%

Television ****88%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

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 Punavasal?

■ Punavasal · ■ Attur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**884

Working population ****61.2%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 63.5% for women. 61% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 740 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 992 (40%) · **■** Household industry 76 (3%) · **■** Other work 179 (7%) · **■** Marginal 494 (20%)

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 Attur

- Seeliampatty4,574 people
- Valayamadevi4,393 people
- MalliakKarai4,352 people
- Narakkurchi4,344 people
- Malayalapatti4,020 people
- Manjini3,771 people
- Pungavadi3,669 people
- Thulukkanur3,629 people

[All 101 villages in Attur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punavasal?636116
- How far is Punavasal from Salem?75 km by road
- What is the population of Punavasal?4,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punavasal in?Salem district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Punavasal?74.1% (Census 2011)