# Punnappadi Village, Arcot, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Arcot, Vellore 

# Punnappadi

Punnappadi is a village in Arcot sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632512**. The 2011 Census counted **756 people in 198 households**, the 65th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 756people (2011)
- 198households
- 52.6%literacy
- 632512PIN code

## Punnappadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punnappadi is 632512.** Punnappadi falls in Arcot sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632512
- Gram panchayatPunnappadi
- Community development blockArcot
- Census village code630722

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

## How far is Punnappadi from nearby towns?

- Arcot (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Vellore (district HQ)38 km by road
- Timiri (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 Punnappadi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Punnappadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mangadu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arcot
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sathur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Punnappadi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 33% of the 313 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Punnappadi

Of every 100 households in Punnappadi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Punnappadi · ■ Arcot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**76%

Use banking services ****2%**

**30%

Television ****77%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**7%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Punnappadi?

■ Punnappadi · ■ Arcot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1325**

**930

Working population ****54.0%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 42.6% for women. 64% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 204 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (47%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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

- Gundaleri790 people
- Palaiyam783 people
- Sennaleri778 people
- Karivedu762 people
- Athiyanam742 people
- Kadappanthangal731 people
- Karrikkanthangal723 people
- Kilanthangal705 people

[All 98 villages in Arcot](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arcot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punnappadi?632512
- How far is Punnappadi from Vellore?38 km by road
- What is the population of Punnappadi?756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punnappadi in?Vellore district (Arcot sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Punnappadi?52.6% (Census 2011)
