# Porkudi Village, Devakottai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Devakottai, Sivaganga 

# Porkudi

Porkudi is a village in Devakottai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630318**. The 2011 Census counted **754 people in 195 households**, the 54th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 754people (2011)
- 195households
- 75.8%literacy
- 630318PIN code

## Porkudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Porkudi is 630318.** Porkudi falls in Devakottai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630318
- Gram panchayatThattani, Puthurani
- Community development blockKannankudi
- Census village code640162

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

## How far is Porkudi from nearby towns?

- Devakottai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sivaganga (district HQ)55 km by road
- Devakottai (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 Porkudi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Porkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hanumanthagudi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Devakottai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sathikkottai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Porkudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 430 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Porkudi

Of every 100 households in Porkudi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Porkudi · ■ Devakottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****99%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**84%

Use banking services ****37%**

**55%

Television ****82%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**24%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Porkudi?

■ Porkudi · ■ Devakottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****703**

**975

Working population ****55.0%**

**55.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 65.8% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 359 (87%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Devakottai

- Minnittankudi855 people
- Maviduthikottai843 people
- Aravayal789 people
- Selugai758 people
- Sadayamangalam752 people
- Chittanur734 people
- Nagamathi704 people
- Vadinanniyur689 people

[All 91 villages in Devakottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Porkudi?630318
- How far is Porkudi from Sivaganga?55 km by road
- What is the population of Porkudi?754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porkudi in?Sivaganga district (Devakottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Porkudi?75.8% (Census 2011)