# Porkunam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/porkunam/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Porkunam Porkunam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604208**. The 2011 Census counted **390 people in 112 households**, the 225th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 390people (2011) - 112households - 63.5%literacy - 604208PIN code ## Porkunam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Porkunam is 604208.** Porkunam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604208 - Gram panchayatTurinjippundi - Community development blockMelmalayanur - Census village code632346 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Porkunam from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)54 km by road - Gingee (nearest town)16 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 Porkunam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Porkunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Melmalaiyanur - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Devanur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Annamangalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nattarmangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Porkunam known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 49% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Porkunam Of every 100 households in Porkunam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Porkunam · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **92% Toilet within the home ****1%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **86% Tap water ****93%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **82% Use banking services ****64%** **45% Television ****72%** **85% Mobile phone ****62%** **58% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **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 Porkunam? ■ Porkunam · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176** **931 Working population ****50.0%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.8% for men and 53.8% for women. 68% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 38 (19%) · **■** Marginal 45 (23%) 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 Gingee - Mullur427 people - Maniyampattu419 people - Vadavanur392 people - Perampattu390 people - Edaimalai389 people - Modipattu388 people - Kaividantangal353 people - Amur341 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Porkunam?604208 - How far is Porkunam from Viluppuram?54 km by road - What is the population of Porkunam?390 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porkunam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Porkunam?63.5% (Census 2011)