# Poonaithangal Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/poonaithangal/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Poonaithangal Poonaithangal is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631702**. The 2011 Census counted **277 people in 80 households**, the 205th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 277people (2011) - 80households - 85.7%literacy - 631702PIN code ## Poonaithangal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poonaithangal is 631702.** Poonaithangal falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631702 - Gram panchayatPoonaithangal - Community development blockVembakkam - Census village code631258 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poonaithangal from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)108 km by road - Sevilimedu (nearest town)10 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 Poonaithangal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Poonaithangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Menallur - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Menallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kancheepuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Iyengarkulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)19 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 Poonaithangal known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 20% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Poonaithangal Of every 100 households in Poonaithangal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Poonaithangal · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****26%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **87% Tap water ****51%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **69% Use banking services ****18%** **43% Television ****82%** **88% Mobile phone ****53%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****84%** **95% 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 Poonaithangal? ■ Poonaithangal · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200** **965 Working population ****39.0%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.7% for men and 76.4% for women. 67% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (41%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 39 (36%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 Cheyyar - Chettithangal325 people - Mangalam314 people - Villaripattu314 people - Agatheripattu302 people - Poonthandalam275 people - Girijapuram243 people - Kanagampakkam231 people - Ozhukkavakkam213 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poonaithangal?631702 - How far is Poonaithangal from Tiruvannamalai?108 km by road - What is the population of Poonaithangal?277 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poonaithangal in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poonaithangal?85.7% (Census 2011)