# Pongalur Village, Avanashi, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/avanashi/pongalur/ Village · Avanashi, Tiruppur # Pongalur Pongalur is a village in Avanashi sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638459**. The 2011 Census counted **4,550 people in 1,198 households**, the 10th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 4,550people (2011) - 1,198households - 68.6%literacy - 638459PIN code ## Pongalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pongalur is 638459.** Pongalur falls in Avanashi sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code638459 - Gram panchayatPongalur - Community development blockAvinashi - Census village code644737 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pongalur from nearby towns? - Avanashi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)35 km by road - Annur (nearest town)8 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 Pongalur? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Pongalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Alathur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Alathur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Alathur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Pongalur known for? The main crops are **banana, turmeric and ground nut**. Products made here include spinning mill thread and pottery. About 62% of the 1,170 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Pongalur Of every 100 households in Pongalur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Pongalur · ■ Avanashi rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **89% Toilet within the home ****26%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **68% Tap water ****88%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **42% Use banking services ****35%** **46% Television ****81%** **86% Mobile phone ****60%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****38%** **50% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****9%** **5% 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 Pongalur? ■ Pongalur · ■ Avanashi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030** **964 Working population ****56.5%** **55.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 62.5% for women. 69% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 411 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 777 (30%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,204 (47%) · **■** Marginal 151 (6%) 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 Avanashi - Karavalur5,833 people - Thathanur5,166 people - Muriandampalayam5,152 people - Kalipalayam4,743 people - Alathur4,545 people - Thandukkarampalayam4,493 people - Kanur3,957 people - Mangarasavalayapalayam3,805 people [All 76 villages in Avanashi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/avanashi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pongalur?638459 - How far is Pongalur from Tiruppur?35 km by road - What is the population of Pongalur?4,550 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pongalur in?Tiruppur district (Avanashi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pongalur?68.6% (Census 2011)