# Punjaithalaiyur Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/punjaithalaiyur/ Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur # Punjaithalaiyur Punjaithalaiyur is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,326 people in 429 households**, the 50th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 1,326people (2011) - 429households - 74.6%literacy - 639202PIN code ## Punjaithalaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Punjaithalaiyur is 639202.** Punjaithalaiyur falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code639202 - Gram panchayatPunjaithalaiyur - Community development blockMulanur - Census village code644646 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punjaithalaiyur from nearby towns? - Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Tiruppur (district HQ)80 km by road - Kannivadi (nearest town)7 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 Punjaithalaiyur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Punjaithalaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kannivadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Senapathipalayam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Senathypathypalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Punjaithalaiyur known for? The main crops are **coconut, drum stick and black gram**. About 22% of the 1,251 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 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 Punjaithalaiyur Of every 100 households in Punjaithalaiyur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Punjaithalaiyur · ■ Dharapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **89% Toilet within the home ****34%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **68% Tap water ****62%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **49% Use banking services ****70%** **56% Television ****94%** **87% Mobile phone ****59%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****45%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****84%** **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 Punjaithalaiyur? ■ Punjaithalaiyur · ■ Dharapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **930 Working population ****60.7%** **63.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.0% for men and 65.1% for women. 71% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 162 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 406 (50%) · **■** Household industry 29 (4%) · **■** Other work 167 (21%) · **■** Marginal 41 (5%) 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 Dharapuram - Jothiampatti1,456 people - Navanari1,432 people - Ponganthurai1,386 people - Muthiampatti1,332 people - Kannankoil1,291 people - Nathampalayam1,252 people - Sundakkampalayam1,156 people - Marudur1,039 people [All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Punjaithalaiyur?639202 - How far is Punjaithalaiyur from Tiruppur?80 km by road - What is the population of Punjaithalaiyur?1,326 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punjaithalaiyur in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Punjaithalaiyur?74.6% (Census 2011)