# Poongulam Village, Nannilam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/nannilam/poongulam/ Village · Nannilam, Thiruvarur # Poongulam Poongulam is a village in Nannilam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610107**. The 2011 Census counted **358 people in 93 households**, the 69th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.8%. - 358people (2011) - 93households - 79.1%literacy - 610107PIN code ## Poongulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poongulam is 610107.** Poongulam falls in Nannilam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610107 - Gram panchayatVeedividangan - Community development blockNannilam - Census village code638070 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poongulam from nearby towns? - Nannilam (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)17 km by road - Nannilam (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 Poongulam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Poongulam; 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nannilam - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvarur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vandampalai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Poongulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. About 73% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Poongulam Of every 100 households in Poongulam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Poongulam · ■ Nannilam rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****30%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **65% Tap water ****88%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **71% Use banking services ****31%** **50% Television ****84%** **90% Mobile phone ****78%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Poongulam? ■ Poongulam · ■ Nannilam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%** **83.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **950 Working population ****49.2%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 71.5% for women. 64% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (62%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (19%) · **■** Marginal 14 (8%) 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 Nannilam - Moolamangalam686 people - Tiruppallimukkoodal506 people - Nannilam459 people - Manavalampettai436 people - Nallamangudi258 people [All 70 villages in Nannilam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/nannilam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poongulam?610107 - How far is Poongulam from Thiruvarur?17 km by road - What is the population of Poongulam?358 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poongulam in?Thiruvarur district (Nannilam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poongulam?79.1% (Census 2011)