# Pungavarnatham Village, Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/pungavarnatham/ Village · Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi # Pungavarnatham Pungavarnatham is a village in Ettayapuram sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628908**. The 2011 Census counted **1,176 people in 400 households**, the 19th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,176people (2011) - 400households - 72.9%literacy - 628908PIN code ## Pungavarnatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pungavarnatham is 628908.** Pungavarnatham falls in Ettayapuram sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628908 - Gram panchayatPungavarnatham - Community development blockKayatharu - Census village code642296 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pungavarnatham from nearby towns? - Ettayapuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)30 km by road - Ettayapuram (nearest town)15 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 Pungavarnatham? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Pungavarnatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ettayapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Nagampatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kilaeral - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Pungavarnatham known for? The main crops are **black gram and whole green gram**. About 22% of the 1,192 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Pungavarnatham Of every 100 households in Pungavarnatham in 2011, 89 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pungavarnatham · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **92% Toilet within the home ****8%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****84%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **65% Use banking services ****23%** **40% Television ****73%** **83% Mobile phone ****53%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **9% Own their home ****86%** **86% 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 Pungavarnatham? ■ Pungavarnatham · ■ Ettayapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1123** **1061 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765** **986 Working population ****61.1%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 61.4% for women. 67% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 106 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (53%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 187 (26%) · **■** Marginal 28 (4%) 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 Ettayapuram - Semmaputhur1,278 people - Ayan Vadamalaipuram1,260 people - Kumaragiri1,227 people - Sindalakkarai1,194 people - Ettilappanaickenpatti1,146 people - Meenakshipuram1,135 people - Sinnamalaikkundru1,133 people - Kannakkattai1,069 people [All 55 villages in Ettayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pungavarnatham?628908 - How far is Pungavarnatham from Thoothukkudi?30 km by road - What is the population of Pungavarnatham?1,176 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pungavarnatham in?Thoothukkudi district (Ettayapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pungavarnatham?72.9% (Census 2011)