# Porakkudi Village, Papanasam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/porakkudi/ Village · Papanasam, Thanjavur # Porakkudi Porakkudi is a village in Papanasam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614206**. The 2011 Census counted **1,039 people in 247 households**, the 74th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%. - 1,039people (2011) - 247households - 77.7%literacy - 614206PIN code ## Porakkudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Porakkudi is 614206.** Porakkudi falls in Papanasam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614206 - Gram panchayatVaiyacheri - Community development blockAmmapettai - Census village code638623 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Porakkudi from nearby towns? - Papanasam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)18 km by road - Ayyampettai (nearest town)2 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 Porakkudi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Porakkudi; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Pasupathikoil Ii - ○Degree college5–10 km · Narasanayagapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Narasanayagipuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Porakkudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and coconut**. About 72% of the 166 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Porakkudi Of every 100 households in Porakkudi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Porakkudi · ■ Papanasam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **67% Tap water ****100%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **71% Use banking services ****13%** **44% Television ****92%** **90% Mobile phone ****51%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **91% 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 Porakkudi? ■ Porakkudi · ■ Papanasam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **78.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****651** **948 Working population ****51.3%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 67.6% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 20 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (16%) · **■** Marginal 171 (32%) 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 Papanasam - Kavalur1,145 people - Jambugambalpuram II1,103 people - Jambugambalpuram I1,088 people - Kothangudi1,081 people - Kalancheri1,017 people - Melasemmangudi1,000 people - Melakalakudi996 people - Kathirinatham988 people [All 106 villages in Papanasam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Porakkudi?614206 - How far is Porakkudi from Thanjavur?18 km by road - What is the population of Porakkudi?1,039 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porakkudi in?Thanjavur district (Papanasam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Porakkudi?77.7% (Census 2011)