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

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Village · Attur, Salem 

# Pungavadi

Pungavadi is a village in Attur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636141**. The 2011 Census counted **3,669 people in 941 households**, the 30th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 3,669people (2011)
- 941households
- 70.1%literacy
- 636141PIN code

## Pungavadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pungavadi is 636141.** Pungavadi falls in Attur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636141
- Gram panchayatPungavadi
- Community development blockAttur
- Census village code634308

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

## How far is Pungavadi from nearby towns?

- Attur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)65 km by road
- Attur (nearest town)10 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 Pungavadi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Pungavadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manjini
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sadasivapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alaga Puram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 12 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 Pungavadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, corn and turmeric**. About 51% of the 806 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Pungavadi

Of every 100 households in Pungavadi in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pungavadi · ■ Attur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**79%

Tap water ****63%**

**63%

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

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**28%

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

**68%

Use banking services ****12%**

**42%

Television ****89%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**32%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**10%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Pungavadi?

■ Pungavadi · ■ Attur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**884

Working population ****65.9%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 60.9% for women. 65% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 566 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,597 (66%) · **■** Household industry 24 (1%) · **■** Other work 166 (7%) · **■** Marginal 65 (3%)

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

- Narakkurchi4,344 people
- Punavasal4,051 people
- Malayalapatti4,020 people
- Manjini3,771 people
- Thulukkanur3,629 people
- Aragalur3,549 people
- Navalur3,473 people
- Sadasivapuram3,430 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pungavadi?636141
- How far is Pungavadi from Salem?65 km by road
- What is the population of Pungavadi?3,669 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pungavadi in?Salem district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pungavadi?70.1% (Census 2011)