# Poonthottam Village, Valangaiman, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/valangaiman/poonthottam/ Village · Valangaiman, Thiruvarur # Poonthottam Poonthottam is a village in Valangaiman sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612801**. The 2011 Census counted **1,485 people in 346 households**, the 23rd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,485people (2011) - 346households - 81.5%literacy - 612801PIN code ## Poonthottam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poonthottam is 612801.** Poonthottam falls in Valangaiman sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612801 - Gram panchayatPoonthottam - Community development blockValangaiman - Census village code637902 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poonthottam from nearby towns? - Valangaiman (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)37 km by road - Valangaiman (nearest town)9 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 Poonthottam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Poonthottam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Valangaiman - ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Needamangalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Poonthottam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 66% of the 439 hectares of village land is sown, and 289 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 Poonthottam Of every 100 households in Poonthottam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Poonthottam · ■ Valangaiman rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****11%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **73% Tap water ****99%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **76% Use banking services ****25%** **38% Television ****92%** **91% Mobile phone ****54%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Poonthottam? ■ Poonthottam · ■ Valangaiman rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **910 Working population ****41.2%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 75.9% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 91 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (11%) · **■** Marginal 257 (42%) 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 Valangaiman - Inamkiliyur1,662 people - Reghunathapuram1,649 people - Velangudi1,608 people - Avalivanallur1,547 people - Moolalvancheri1,458 people - Kandiyur1,320 people - Mathur1,214 people - Narthangudi1,207 people [All 70 villages in Valangaiman](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/valangaiman/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poonthottam?612801 - How far is Poonthottam from Thiruvarur?37 km by road - What is the population of Poonthottam?1,485 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poonthottam in?Thiruvarur district (Valangaiman sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poonthottam?81.5% (Census 2011)