# Poolam Village, Nanguneri, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/nanguneri/poolam/ Village · Nanguneri, Tirunelveli # Poolam Poolam is a village in Nanguneri sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627152**. The 2011 Census counted **2,758 people in 685 households**, the 22nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.0%. - 2,758people (2011) - 685households - 93.0%literacy - 627152PIN code ## Poolam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poolam is 627152.** Poolam falls in Nanguneri sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627152 - Gram panchayatPoolam - Community development blockNanguneri - Census village code642998 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poolam from nearby towns? - Nanguneri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)23 km by road - Nanguneri (nearest town)10 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 Poolam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Poolam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nanguneri - ○Degree college10+ km · Govindapperi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Tirunelveli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 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 · 18 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 Poolam known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and cotton**. About 23% of the 1,577 hectares of village land is sown, and 360 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 Poolam Of every 100 households in Poolam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Poolam · ■ Nanguneri rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****32%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **63% Tap water ****63%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **69% Use banking services ****45%** **54% Television ****94%** **86% Mobile phone ****57%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **92% 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 Poolam? ■ Poolam · ■ Nanguneri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%** **85.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **959 Working population ****51.2%** **47.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.7% for men and 90.4% for women. 63% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 125 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 477 (34%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 256 (18%) · **■** Marginal 534 (38%) 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 Nanguneri - Pakalayarkulam3,035 people - Kallikulam2,986 people - Seeralaperi2,856 people - Therku Nanguneri2,780 people - Nambithalaivanpattayam2,748 people - Paruthipadi2,738 people - Kilakaduvetti2,699 people - Alwaneri2,643 people [All 59 villages in Nanguneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/nanguneri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poolam?627152 - How far is Poolam from Tirunelveli?23 km by road - What is the population of Poolam?2,758 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poolam in?Tirunelveli district (Nanguneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poolam?93.0% (Census 2011)