# Punnai Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/punnai/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Punnai Punnai is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604405**. The 2011 Census counted **1,909 people in 500 households**, the 45th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,909people (2011) - 500households - 61.5%literacy - 604405PIN code ## Punnai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Punnai is 604405.** Punnai falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604405 - Gram panchayatPunnai - Community development blockVandavasi - Census village code631555 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Punnai from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)86 km by road - Vandavasi (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 Punnai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Punnai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Marudhadu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 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 Punnai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 42% of the 480 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Punnai Of every 100 households in Punnai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Punnai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **86% Tap water ****92%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **81% Use banking services ****91%** **44% Television ****95%** **88% Mobile phone ****33%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Punnai? ■ Punnai · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787** **974 Working population ****56.5%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 52.6% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 100 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 814 (76%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 152 (14%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%) 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 Vandavasi - Birudur1,955 people - Vazhur1,953 people - Thennangur1,943 people - Melanur1,924 people - Sembur1,898 people - Badur1,868 people - Athipakkam1,860 people - Thennathur1,829 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Punnai?604405 - How far is Punnai from Tiruvannamalai?86 km by road - What is the population of Punnai?1,909 (Census 2011) - Which district is Punnai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Punnai?61.5% (Census 2011)