# Poigai Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/poigai/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Poigai Poigai is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627756**. The 2011 Census counted **809 people in 231 households**, the 77th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 809people (2011) - 231households - 68.0%literacy - 627756PIN code ## Poigai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poigai is 627756.** Poigai falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627756 - Gram panchayatPoigai - Community development blockSankarankoil - Census village code642688 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poigai from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road - Sankarankoil (nearest town)5 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 Poigai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Poigai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sankarankoil - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sankarankoil - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malayadikkurichi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)11 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 Poigai known for? The main crops are **paddy, green gram and maize**. About 24% of the 989 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Poigai Of every 100 households in Poigai in 2011, 89 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Poigai · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **93% Toilet within the home ****28%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **80% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **73% Use banking services ****72%** **46% Television ****79%** **84% Mobile phone ****77%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Poigai? ■ Poigai · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773** **968 Working population ****56.0%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 57.5% for women. 63% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (33%) · **■** Household industry 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 185 (41%) · **■** Marginal 38 (8%) 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 Sankarankoil - Naduvappatti998 people - Punnaivanam933 people - Naluvasankottai928 people - Kulakkattakurichi854 people - Kulasekarapperi645 people - Usilamgulam451 people - Chettikulam402 people - Rengasamudram388 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poigai?627756 - How far is Poigai from Tirunelveli?60 km by road - What is the population of Poigai?809 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poigai in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poigai?68.0% (Census 2011)