# Poongulam Village, Vaniyambadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/vaniyambadi/poongulam/ Village · Vaniyambadi, Vellore # Poongulam Poongulam is a village in Vaniyambadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635710**. The 2011 Census counted **8,956 people in 2,290 households**, the 3rd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 8,956people (2011) - 2,290households - 71.7%literacy - 635710PIN code ## Poongulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poongulam is 635710.** Poongulam falls in Vaniyambadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635710 - Gram panchayatPoongulam - Community development blockTirupathur - Census village code630954 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poongulam from nearby towns? - Vaniyambadi (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)96 km by road - Alangayam (nearest town)8 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 Poongulam? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Poongulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nacharkuppam - ○Degree college10+ km · Vaniyambadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaniyambadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Poongulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and coconut**. Products made here include inscense sticks and beedi. About 73% of the 1,760 hectares of village land is sown, and 792 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 Poongulam Of every 100 households in Poongulam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Poongulam · ■ Vaniyambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **89% Toilet within the home ****8%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **84% Tap water ****52%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **78% Use banking services ****25%** **33% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****61%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **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 Poongulam? ■ Poongulam · ■ Vaniyambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****699** **893 Working population ****52.5%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 61.8% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,299 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,517 (32%) · **■** Household industry 168 (4%) · **■** Other work 676 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,044 (22%) 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 Vaniyambadi - Perumapattu10,195 people - Kothakottai9,408 people - Vellakuttai8,395 people - Kurisilapattu7,689 people - Thumberi7,618 people - Kalendira7,490 people [All 53 villages in Vaniyambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/vaniyambadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poongulam?635710 - How far is Poongulam from Vellore?96 km by road - What is the population of Poongulam?8,956 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poongulam in?Vellore district (Vaniyambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poongulam?71.7% (Census 2011)