# Pungampadi Village, Arani, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Arani, Tiruvannamalai 

# Pungampadi

Pungampadi is a village in Arani sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606903**. The 2011 Census counted **3,703 people in 908 households**, the 24th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 3,703people (2011)
- 908households
- 78.6%literacy
- 606903PIN code

## Pungampadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pungampadi is 606903.** Pungampadi falls in Arani sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606903
- Gram panchayatMalayampattu, Pungampadi
- Community development blockWest Arani
- Census village code631197

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pungampadi from nearby towns?

- Arani (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)60 km by road
- Kalambur (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 Pungampadi?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Pungampadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalambur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Irumbedu
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Pungampadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 29% of the 714 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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 Pungampadi

Of every 100 households in Pungampadi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pungampadi · ■ Arani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**81%

Tap water ****90%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**63%

Use banking services ****25%**

**36%

Television ****83%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Pungampadi?

■ Pungampadi · ■ Arani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**942

Working population ****49.3%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 67.4% for women. 58% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 270 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 537 (29%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 398 (22%) · **■** Marginal 590 (32%)

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 Arani

- Kilnagar4,139 people
- Adanur4,006 people
- Mattathari3,966 people
- Velleri3,736 people
- Agrapalayam3,443 people
- Athimalaipattu3,428 people
- Pulavanpadi3,424 people
- Morappanthangal3,418 people

[All 48 villages in Arani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/arani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pungampadi?606903
- How far is Pungampadi from Tiruvannamalai?60 km by road
- What is the population of Pungampadi?3,703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pungampadi in?Tiruvannamalai district (Arani sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pungampadi?78.6% (Census 2011)