# Poongodu Village, Arcot, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/poongodu/ Village · Arcot, Vellore # Poongodu Poongodu is a village in Arcot sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632503**. The 2011 Census counted **349 people in 82 households**, the 88th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%. - 349people (2011) - 82households - 87.4%literacy - 632503PIN code ## Poongodu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poongodu is 632503.** Poongodu falls in Arcot sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632503 - Gram panchayatMuppaduvetti - Community development blockArcot - Census village code630698 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poongodu from nearby towns? - Arcot (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)30 km by road - Arcot (nearest town)3 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 Poongodu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Poongodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Muppaduvetti - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arcot - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Arcot - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sathur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Poongodu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 20% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Poongodu Of every 100 households in Poongodu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Poongodu · ■ Arcot rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **93% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **85% Tap water ****99%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%** **76% Use banking services ****48%** **30% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****80%** **55% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****54%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **7% Own their home ****94%** **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 Poongodu? ■ Poongodu · ■ Arcot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%** **74.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****702** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067** **930 Working population ****38.4%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.7% for men and 78.1% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 90 (67%) · **■** Marginal 18 (13%) 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 Arcot - Perungalmedu393 people - Marutham383 people - Padi382 people - Marudamangalam379 people - Kunjirappanthangal330 people - Kodali311 people - Melpulam272 people - Nangamangalam253 people [All 98 villages in Arcot](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poongodu?632503 - How far is Poongodu from Vellore?30 km by road - What is the population of Poongodu?349 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poongodu in?Vellore district (Arcot sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poongodu?87.4% (Census 2011)