# Punnakayal Village, Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi 

# Punnakayal

Punnakayal is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628151**. The 2011 Census counted **7,684 people in 1,744 households**, the 3rd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%.

- 7,684people (2011)
- 1,744households
- 84.4%literacy
- 628151PIN code

## Punnakayal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punnakayal is 628151.** Punnakayal falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628151
- Gram panchayatPunnakayal
- Community development blockAlwarthirunagari
- Census village code642555

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Punnakayal from nearby towns?

- Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)29 km by road
- Athur (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 Punnakayal?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Punnakayal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Athur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruchendur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerapandianpattinam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Punnakayal known for?

About 0% of the 407 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Punnakayal

Of every 100 households in Punnakayal in 2011, 91 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Punnakayal · ■ Tiruchendur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**46%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**66%

Use banking services ****72%**

**56%

Television ****84%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**7%

Own their home ****90%**

**84%

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 Punnakayal?

■ Punnakayal · ■ Tiruchendur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**89.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**1057

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**957

Working population ****31.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 85.4% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Other work 2,335 (96%) · **■** Marginal 90 (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 Tiruchendur

- Paramankurichi9,181 people
- Kulasekaranpattinam7,891 people
- Manaduthandupathu6,649 people
- Mela Thiruchendur6,537 people
- Mela Authoor6,210 people
- Semmarikulam5,859 people

[All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punnakayal?628151
- How far is Punnakayal from Thoothukkudi?29 km by road
- What is the population of Punnakayal?7,684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punnakayal in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Punnakayal?84.4% (Census 2011)