# Poygai Village, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/poygai/ Village · Tenkasi, Tirunelveli # Poygai Poygai is a village in Tenkasi sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627856**. The 2011 Census counted **5,645 people in 1,478 households**, the 11th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 5,645people (2011) - 1,478households - 78.0%literacy - 627856PIN code ## Poygai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poygai is 627856.** Poygai falls in Tenkasi sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627856 - Gram panchayatPoigai - Community development blockKadayanallur - Census village code642750 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poygai from nearby towns? - Tenkasi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)62 km by road - Sambavar Vadagarai (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 Poygai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Poygai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surandai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Aygudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Surandai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Poygai known for? The main crops are **paddy, corn and cotton**. Products made here include beedi, milk products and palm juice. About 44% of the 1,293 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Poygai Of every 100 households in Poygai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Poygai · ■ Tenkasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****18%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **56% Tap water ****99%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **60% Use banking services ****48%** **58% Television ****83%** **85% Mobile phone ****59%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **89% 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 Poygai? ■ Poygai · ■ Tenkasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **960 Working population ****57.7%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 67.8% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 271 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,313 (40%) · **■** Household industry 912 (28%) · **■** Other work 637 (20%) · **■** Marginal 123 (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 Tenkasi - Kuthukalvalasai9,917 people - Nainaragaram9,661 people - Kambaneri Pudukudi8,242 people - Urmelazhagian5,719 people - Boganallur5,555 people - Melapavoor4,820 people - Kilankadu4,754 people - Kasidharmam4,071 people [All 30 villages in Tenkasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poygai?627856 - How far is Poygai from Tirunelveli?62 km by road - What is the population of Poygai?5,645 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poygai in?Tirunelveli district (Tenkasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poygai?78.0% (Census 2011)