# Punavasal Village, Needamangalam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/punavasal/ Village · Needamangalam, Thiruvarur # Punavasal Punavasal is a village in Needamangalam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,320 people in 354 households**, the 43rd largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%. - 1,320people (2011) - 354households - 74.0%literacy - 610102PIN code ## Punavasal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Punavasal is 610102.** Punavasal falls in Needamangalam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610102 - Gram panchayatBharathimoolangudi - Community development blockMannargudi - Census village code638172 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punavasal from nearby towns? - Needamangalam (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)6 km by road - Needamangalam (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 Punavasal? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Punavasal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kottarakkudi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvarur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kidarankondan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 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 Punavasal known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 73% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 223 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 Punavasal Of every 100 households in Punavasal in 2011, 90 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Punavasal · ■ Needamangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****17%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **70% Tap water ****80%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **75% Use banking services ****35%** **39% Television ****91%** **92% Mobile phone ****57%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **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 Punavasal? ■ Punavasal · ■ Needamangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **80.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **959 Working population ****46.1%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 67.6% for women. 62% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (9%) · **■** Marginal 384 (63%) 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 Needamangalam - Hanumanthapuram1,398 people - Annavasal1,396 people - Chithraiyur1,392 people - Rishiyur1,363 people - Agaravelukudi1,267 people - Manchanavadi1,219 people - Vadagovanur1,194 people - Keelalavandhacheri1,179 people [All 65 villages in Needamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Punavasal?610102 - How far is Punavasal from Thiruvarur?6 km by road - What is the population of Punavasal?1,320 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punavasal in?Thiruvarur district (Needamangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Punavasal?74.0% (Census 2011)