# Pungamaduvu Village, Vazhapadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/pungamaduvu-634163/ Village · Vazhapadi, Salem # Pungamaduvu Pungamaduvu is a village in Vazhapadi sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636104**. The 2011 Census counted **748 people in 185 households**, the 43rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 748people (2011) - 185households - 70.0%literacy - 636104PIN code ## Pungamaduvu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pungamaduvu is 636104.** Pungamaduvu falls in Vazhapadi sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636104 - Gram panchayatPulidikuttai - Community development blockValapady - Census village code634163 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pungamaduvu from nearby towns? - Vazhapadi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Salem (district HQ)37 km by road - Belur (nearest town)7 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 Pungamaduvu? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Pungamaduvu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Puludikkuttai - ○Degree college10+ km · Chinnakavundapuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vazhapadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Pungamaduvu known for? The main crops are **turmeric, maize and ragi**. About 58% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Pungamaduvu Of every 100 households in Pungamaduvu in 2011, 76 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pungamaduvu · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **88% Toilet within the home ****4%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **79% Tap water ****100%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **64% Use banking services ****7%** **31% Television ****96%** **79% Mobile phone ****70%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **10% Own their home ****99%** **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 Pungamaduvu? ■ Pungamaduvu · ■ Vazhapadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861** **932 Working population ****62.6%** **53.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 58.5% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 204 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (46%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (7%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%) 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 Vazhapadi - Komarapalayam1,052 people - Veppilaipatti pudur961 people - Palappadi869 people - Aranuthumalai818 people - Mettur717 people - Vettaikkaranur710 people - Periakuttimaduvu672 people - Kankatti Ala639 people [All 66 villages in Vazhapadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/vazhapadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pungamaduvu?636104 - How far is Pungamaduvu from Salem?37 km by road - What is the population of Pungamaduvu?748 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pungamaduvu in?Salem district (Vazhapadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pungamaduvu?70.0% (Census 2011)